scattered
Example Sentences
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Other scientists were either in the air or scattered in labs, trying to piece together what information they had coming out of the volcano.
From Literature
The remaining 34,000 are scattered around the world, including roughly 12,000 in North America -- including New York and Toronto -- and 8,000 in Europe, including Paris, Geneva, Zurich and London.
From Barron's
Like many of his generation, Sam belonged to a scattered family.
She sits at night, searching her mind for memories of her friend, and their lives in a Minneapolis that now feels far away, the letters scattered across her table.
Gran sent Viola home to Wales, and the rest of my friends are scattered willy-nilly.
From Literature
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