How to Use scattering in a Sentence

scattering

noun

• There's a scattering of cute B&Bs and plenty of rental homes in the area.
  — Rebecca Misner, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 July 2023
• But all signs point to just a scattering of clouds and highs in the upper 60s to low 70s.
  — David Streit, Washington Post, 4 May 2023
• There was a scattering of fromagerie stalls in the streets.
  — Nadia Beard, The New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2024
• There should be a scattering of browned freckles on what is now the top of the tortilla.
  — Washington Post, 15 Oct. 2020
• More drops come, a scattering of drumbeats, and his eyes widen.
  — New York Times, 23 Nov. 2021
• The Weavers kept to themselves, reclusive even to the scattering of neighbors around Naples.
  — New York Times, 13 May 2022
• Done in hues of black, brown, and gold, the painting features a scattering of scratched phrases.
  — Jackie Bischof, Quartz, 24 July 2021
• Fry an egg on the side to top your dish and finish with a final scattering of bonito flakes.
  — Chihiro Tomioka, Bon Appétit, 20 May 2022
• Ubud was a scattering of huts and one hotel that had been a temple or part of a royal palace.
  — Klara Glowczewska, Town & Country, 11 May 2021
• Inches down in the dirt was a scattering of metal spheres and pendants.
  — Daniel Wu, Washington Post, 25 Sep. 2023
• The lack of morning meows and scattering of loose cat toys sent me reeling with grief.
  — Hannah Baxter, Glamour, 14 Aug. 2023
• Near the pew where the 66-year-old sits, a scattering of crimson tiles marks the places where churchgoers and clergy died 10 years ago.
  — Ben Wedeman, CNN, 4 Mar. 2021
• There was also a scattering of boos from Nixon plants in the audience.
  — Timothy Noah, The New Republic, 26 Jan. 2022
• The six letters make up words, and the words combine to form terms in each scattering amplitude.
  — Katie McCormick, Quanta Magazine, 1 Aug. 2022
• Garnish with pumpkin seeds and a thin scattering of greens.
  — Kitty Greenwald, WSJ, 12 Jan. 2022
• The scattering is more likely the work of a hungry predator, but not a big one, because all the eggs are still intact.
  — National Geographic, 4 Aug. 2020
• Chicken liver mousse shows up with a veneer of madeira gelee, scattering of chives and airy sea salt.
  — Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 21 Aug. 2020
• In the field abutting the path was a scattering of muscular cows, with hides of bright ochre and faces white as coconut meat, grazing in the dark grass.
  — Rajesh Parameswaran, Bon Appétit, 11 Oct. 2021
• The researchers were then able to observe the particle using the scattering of light.
  — Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 9 June 2022
• Captured by a camera across the street and beyond a parking lot, the video ends with one member of the group sprinting away and the rest scattering.
  — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 20 Nov. 2023
• The Penn Station of the 1960s was designed without a true front entrance, just a scattering of back doors and human coal chutes.
  — Curbed, 28 June 2023
• Normally there will be a scattering of bear hunters and a few guys chasing birds as long as the Denali stays open.
  — John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News, 18 Sep. 2021
• The result, though, is an invisible gas that can block the scattering of light.
  — Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 24 Nov. 2021
• This also works in air — add nanoparticles in the form of smoke and scattering makes the beam visible.
  — F.d. Flam, Twin Cities, 18 Jan. 2024
• Although there’s been a scattering of cases, there have been no Omicron outbreaks in the state.
  — Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2021
• Here, the finished pizza gets a good drizzle of garlicky oil and a scattering of fresh parsley.
  — Kitty Greenwald, WSJ, 25 Oct. 2022
• When the nachos finally come off the fire, a squeeze of lime and a scattering of scallions brighten this shareable snack.
  — America's Test Kitchen, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2023
• In contrast, when these air channels are filled with water, the scattering of light is reduced.
  — Quanta Magazine, 31 Jan. 2024
• The map is a clickable scattering of dead shoemakers, Welshmen felled by arrows, and one case of a guy trying to join a choir, by force, after midnight, with a sword and being struck with a sparth, or battle-axe.
  — Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 12 Mar. 2024
• No shows or appearances had been announced, but the dance music darling’s history of pulling surprises and a scattering of subtle hints was proof enough that something was afoot.
  — Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 9 Feb. 2024

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024