How to Use scattering in a Sentence

scattering

noun
  • All that was left was a scattering of blood and a few tufts of fur.
    — Susan Koch, Chicago Tribune, 9 Jan. 2026
  • Its back has a scattering of darker brown-black spots.
    — Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 1 Sep. 2025
  • Light scattering is the same process that makes the sky blue on Earth.
    — Samuel Badman, The Conversation, 6 Oct. 2025
  • That brazen theft met with a scattering of protests that were quickly put down.
    — Quico Toro, The Atlantic, 4 Nov. 2025
  • More drops come, a scattering of drumbeats, and his eyes widen.
    — New York Times, 23 Nov. 2021
  • This rare process slightly changes the scattering when the electron’s spin is flipped.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 7 Dec. 2025
  • 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
  • The lack of morning meows and scattering of loose cat toys sent me reeling with grief.
    — Hannah Baxter, Glamour, 14 Aug. 2023
  • Inches down in the dirt was a scattering of metal spheres and pendants.
    — Daniel Wu, Washington Post, 25 Sep. 2023
  • An expanse of tents quickly bloomed where there had been only a scattering.
    — Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2021
  • Serve with a scattering of fresh parsley and extra lemon wedges for a bright finish.
    — Maggie Meyer Glisan, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Jan. 2026
  • The technique used for imaging this growth is called small angle x-ray scattering.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 1 Aug. 2017
  • In that scattering, the longing for home endured.
    — Matt Emma, USA Today, 6 Aug. 2025
  • 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
  • There's a scattering of cute B&Bs and plenty of rental homes in the area.
    — Rebecca Misner, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 July 2023
  • The six letters make up words, and the words combine to form terms in each scattering amplitude.
    — Katie McCormick, Quanta Magazine, 1 Aug. 2022
  • There was also a scattering of boos from Nixon plants in the audience.
    — Timothy Noah, The New Republic, 26 Jan. 2022
  • Then came a scattering of local arrests on a scattering of drug charges.
    — Matt Kempner, ajc, 23 June 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
  • The result, though, is an invisible gas that can block the scattering of light.
    — Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 24 Nov. 2021
  • As branches and leaves move with each gust of wind, that’s going to change how scattering is happening.
    — Lauren Leffer, Scientific American, 1 Dec. 2023
  • Baked eggs and a scattering of zesty cucumbers add both texture and contrast.
    — Osayi Endolyn, Bon Appétit, 17 Jan. 2023
  • In contrast, when these air channels are filled with water, the scattering of light is reduced.
    — Quanta Magazine, 31 Jan. 2024
  • On a recent fall morning, only a scattering of people showed up.
    — Julia Prodis Sulek, Mercury News, 27 Nov. 2025
  • But that's enough to upset a small brigade of war veterans along with a scattering of other critics.
    — Bill Laitner, Detroit Free Press, 24 Mar. 2020
  • Here, the finished pizza gets a good drizzle of garlicky oil and a scattering of fresh parsley.
    — Kitty Greenwald, WSJ, 25 Oct. 2022
  • 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
  • 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
  • Even the dazzling blue of morpho butterflies and the sky isn’t due to pigment, but to light scattering.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 5 Aug. 2025

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