How to Use smattering in a Sentence

smattering

noun

• She only knows a smattering of German.
• The call to punt was met with a smattering of boos, but the decision proved to be the right one.
  — Mark Stewart, Journal Sentinel, 5 Nov. 2022
• Only a smattering of starters — or potential starters — took the AT&T field for the team’s 28-23 loss to the Jaguars.
  — David Moore, Dallas News, 13 Aug. 2023
• The top symptoms were a sore, scratchy throat and a smattering of sniffles.
  — Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 27 Dec. 2022
• At the mention of Harvard, there was a smattering of boos.
  — Benjamin Wallace-Wells, The New Yorker, 24 June 2024
• The fan eventually leaped off stage to a smattering of boos from the crowd.
  — Rachel Desantis, Peoplemag, 23 Nov. 2022
• The resort had already seen a smattering of storms in the months before.
  — Calmatters, The Mercury News, 12 Jan. 2024
• But when Navratilova took the second set 6-4, there came a smattering of boos.
  — Sally Jenkins, Anchorage Daily News, 3 July 2023
• Any smattering of Angels fans who chose to boo him were drowned out by the grateful Angels fans and the Dodgers fans.
  — Jeff Fletcher, Orange County Register, 4 Sep. 2024
• Inspired by reruns of The Brady Bunch, my hair is short and feathered with a smattering of fuschia strands.
  — Lena Dunham, Vogue, 18 Apr. 2022
• The reaction, at a gig in 1978, was a smattering of applause.
  — Jon Pareles, New York Times, 29 Jan. 2023
• Ok, so this is a long column, with just a smattering of the ideas people offered.
  — cleveland, 14 May 2022
• The job was one of the few available to him in the smattering of tiny communities of mud-brick houses that line the edge of the forest here.
  — New York Times, 13 July 2022
• Trailing 69-55 at halftime, the Mavericks left the court to a smattering of boos.
  — Brad Townsend, Dallas News, 24 Mar. 2023
• The Huskies spent three weeks in their hotels playing before just a smattering of fans.
  — Dom Amore, courant.com, 18 Mar. 2022
• This was a fourth quarter that heard a smattering of boos from the home crowd unaccustomed to this fate.
  — Michael Casagrande | [e-mail], al, 10 Sep. 2023
• With bright green hair and a smattering of metallic stars, Lizzo looks like a goddess on earth.
  — Seventeen Editors, Seventeen, 7 June 2022
• All that remained was a smattering of ashes and the tread marks of bulldozers.
  — Julia Shipley, WIRED, 13 Jan. 2024
• That’s the idea behind this week’s playlist, which highlights a smattering of rock favorites.
  — Amy Eisinger, M.a., SELF, 3 Mar. 2023
• This ride packs in the best of West Virginia, including 35 bridges, a smattering of quaint small towns, and two tunnels.
  — Stephanie Vermillion, Outside Online, 11 Mar. 2022
• As Biden’s motorcade pulled away after the event wrapped, a tiny smattering of cheers sounded from the crowd.
  — Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 28 June 2024
• Despite a healthy smattering of younger hip-hop heads, much of the crowd hovered around 50, give or take a few years, and the energy waned a bit a few times.
  — cleveland, 13 Aug. 2023
• All that said, there are at least a smattering of top-scoring films available on Netflix for movie lovers.
  — Andy Meek, BGR, 4 May 2022
• There was a smattering of boos at the ballpark when the washout was announced an hour before the scheduled first pitch on Halloween night.
  — Dan Gelston, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2022
• Chili Cheese Fritos smothered in beef ‘n’ bean chili and melted cheddar with sliced, fresh jalapenos and a smattering of green onions.
  — Amy Drew Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 27 Jan. 2023
• Tomorrow night: Clouds are back on the increase and a smattering of light showers can’t be ruled out.
  — David Streit, Washington Post, 8 Dec. 2022
• To create the most natural smattering, the key is to know when to stop: dot a few spots over the bridge of your nose and then just a few where the sun hits your face on your cheeks, and that’s it.
  — Georgia Day, Vogue, 1 Sep. 2023
• And, as expected, the crowd is piling on a smattering of boos any time Sam Bennett touches the puck.
  — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 13 May 2024
• San Jose State’s players received polite cheers, with a soft smattering of boos.
  — Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 4 Oct. 2024
• Vintage modes are almost all 34 mm, though there are a smattering of 36 mm models as well as the modern iterations at modern sizes.
  — Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 4 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 14 Nov 2024