scattered

Example Sentences

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The ministry circulated images of a badly damaged ambulance, with medical masks spilling out of the vehicle and scattered on the road.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

Higher oil prices and scattered supply disruptions have raised business costs.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 2026

In contrast, southern Patagonia had yielded only scattered fossils that could not confidently be assigned to a specific species.

From Science Daily • May 29, 2026

Investigators wearing protective clothing and gloves are searching among the black bags, broken furniture and scattered waste for clues.

From BBC • May 28, 2026

I picked through the clothes scattered on the carpet, silently repeating Dad’s favorite phrase, It's all good.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas