Use "scattering" in a sentence

1. He had a thick scattering of brown freckles over his ruddy skin, what you could see of it thru the whiskers

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2. A stick whacked at a clump of waist high nettles, sending fragments of the sting-laden leaves scattering across the rough grassland at the edge of the meadow

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3. The walkers turned east, following the path, disturbing sheep and scattering a bevy of rabbits

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4. There was a small scattering of throw rugs around

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5. With one stroke of one double paw it turned over the whole campsite, scattering the fireplace, the cookware, the clothing and the blanket

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6. scattering chick down in thin, sticky layers on rusting welds

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7. I don't know if it was the reflections in the sea, or the lights from passing ships, or maybe the peaceful scattering of tables and chairs in the street, or even the girl, the mountains, the bells, or all of it all together, but that was the evening the spirit of the village of Sophia stood before me, showed me her face and stole me away

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8. I pictured food in the pot and someone, perhaps the cook from his ship, wiping down the wooden table then shaking out the cloth through the window - not realising he was scattering seeds

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9. with their scattering of holly and hawthorn, and the single trees that

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10. The tide was right in; waves wildly swooshing up against the rocks scattering droplets of brine for metres up in the air where they sparkled in the sun, the wind-borne spray hitting her in the face

11. The first outbreaks of Campion are scattering their pink flower heads like the talents of cheap tarts on a bank holiday weekend, and their first, early seed pods are breaking open, the vanguard to their annual invasion of the field edge

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12. A pile of coins gleamed in his outstretched hand, then suddenly, the coins leapt into the air, scattering throughout the room

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13. Since we don't have open country here, but winding back streets, canals, a scattering of village centers every few thousand yards, plenty of foot and wagon traffic, I don't think ground pursuit is practical right now

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14. But she would need to take her turn in grabbing hold of Mercer, who had become suddenly intrigued by a scattering of gold coin and trinkets along the pathway to the right

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15. "Excellent bird, this," he continued, scattering morsels of masticated meat across the table in his haste to sing its praises

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16. “When Gabriel visited you, did he tell you how this baby should be raised?” The wind blew, scattering my hair about

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17. To the eastward of the Milo was some scattering ice, and to the westward, Cape Thaddeus on the

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18. Thornton then took a course to the eastward into the scattering ice in hopes of avoiding a confrontation with the unknown

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19. It lay in ruins, decimated, rubble from the ancient buildings and new office blocks mingled alike in a mile-wide scattering of stone

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20. Above, they had a projected view of space outside: brilliant scattering of stars, the swathe of the Milky Way

21. To this Shafter sent a further, terse demand for unconditional surrender, at which the Sunday quietude was broken by a scattering volley and a shell from the Spaniards, as they defiantly dragged down the white flag

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22. He made the floor soft, scattering some straw over it, and put a bucket of water in the corner

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23. Broad scattering snowflakes were

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24. She took in the crowds of smiling faces, the bouquets of fragrant flowers, the scattering of rose petals that Molly was releasing along the central path

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25. "Away ter me," I called, watching in horror as Midge ran straight through the middle of the gaggle, scattering them in all directions

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26. I studied Uncle Hobart as he stuffed his supper into his mouth, breadcrumbs from the roughly cut cheese sandwich scattering down the front of his jumper; the collar of his faded frayed shirt showing a thin strip of white material from beneath; his grubby trousers tied up with a piece of bailer twine

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27. Grabbing the bag with both hands, she upended and shook it, scattering the contents across the floor while shrieking in frustration and kicking clothing across the room

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28. She was met at Limon’s tiny airport (nothing more than a landing strip, a windsock and a scattering of buildings) by a long, black limousine

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29. Not even close: it was deserted and there was nothing but the damn jungle and a scattering of half-fallen-down shacks

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30. The casino, such as it was, consisted of nothing more than a short line of slots and a scattering of tables where low-stakes poker and blackjack were the games of choice

31. There were several wooden barracks, a larger building that Colling guessed was the headquarters where it was likely interrogations took place, and a scattering of other smaller structures

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32. The sun was up, and there would be no protection from its burning rays this day, except for a thin scattering of foliage

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33. As he signed the register, he had a view of the dining room, furnished with a scattering of small tables

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34. There was a scattering of laughter, then the tavern keeper said, “In truth, you seem like a big shot American

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35. or say an arm's a tree, scattering connections

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36. Uriah died only days after Tris, but Zeke and Hana said their good-byes just weeks afterward, scattering his ashes in the chasm, amid the clatter of all their friends and family

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37. However, with the third scattering, a metal identification plate fell from the urn

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38. They say there is more “dignity” in this practice as opposed to just scattering the ashes on the ground

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39. Into it Norman Douglas bounced, scattering and annihilating its charm in a moment

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40. I noticed that about half of the large (two hundred men) crew was also Koryo; the rest seemed to be from the Southeastern Cities with perhaps a scattering of Timacua and Pansfalaya

41. fire, with scattering, and tempest, and hailstones

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42. South of the Wanka was the province of Angara where our Wanka guides told us we would find the tribe of the same name and a scattering of other tribes that the Inka had transplanted to keep an eye on the warlike Angara

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43. Virgins, who had been shut up within their chambers, came out with their mothers, scattering dust and ashes on their heads, and

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44. An unnoticed (at the time) result of this scattering of Italians all over the Mediterranean basin was the establishment of linguistic, cultural, religious, and legal basis of the modern nations of Spain, France, Portugal, Italy, and Romania and to a lesser degree those of the Anglo-Germanic nations

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45. But I think she would reject that method, and amuse herself by blasting and scattering you repeatedly until the curse was completely expended

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46. Green and yellow walls, shelves of herbs and spices—most empty now, unstocked since the war and the land’s despair—a scattering of pots and dishes for baking, some that had once belonged to her mother

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47. “If in fact the unique surface texture and crystalline structure are not key to the reflective quality of the stone,” the blue draconian astronomer commented in a throbbing, somewhat sardonic growl, “then the altered piece should not only equal the reflectivity of the unaltered piece, but significantly surpass it, for not only is the sphericity of its shape now perfect, which will allow the many pieces to focus together on a single point, it’s surface texture is now perfectly smooth, which should vastly reduce scattering of the reflection

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48. The animal’s jaw and head have been torn from its body and he sees only a scattering of green across grey fur

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49. At his left on a nearby scattering of skeleton and stone that had once been the undead Lammas soldiers and Gelahn’s mountain dogs, the snow-raven perched, its watchful eye turned towards the scribe

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50. His eyes narrowed, and now seeming to look for a way out without appearing to retreat, he saluted as he said, “This must not be the disturbance that I was sent out to investigate; therefore I shall go on! Make way! Make way!” he shouted, suddenly spurring his horse into the line of men who had slowly encircled the patrol, he waved his troop to follow, scattering people in all directions

51. Everywhere she looked there was a sparse scattering of unicorns, and she realized that there were thousands of them in sight, perhaps tens of thousands

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52. The pipe sticks out of the nose fuze and explodes the bomb two feet off the ground scattering fragments in a lethal radius out to about 70 feet

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53. 18 Virgins who had been shut up within their chambers came out with their mothers scattering dust and ashes on their heads and filling the streets with outcries

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54. Ralph? The Lammas Lord was kneeling half-on half-off the bed, his hand continuing to grasp Simon’s shoulder, but his thoughts scattering away to the stars and beyond, if that were possible, as he ran in his mind from Simon’s unwitting attack

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55. The noise brings out a meagre scattering of figures from the shadows, just as Ralph understands the bird is drawing the villagers’ attention more effectively than any of his shouted commands

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56. Shouts, screams, punches and a scattering of blood fell amongst them

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57. slowly encircled the patrol, he waved his troop to follow, scattering people in all directions

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58. Scattering just out of sight

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59. Sometime when the moon flowed through the sign of the Fox on that third night, scattering the stars once more, Lord Tregannon’s men came for him

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60. they quickly overran the commands of their handlers and stampeded down the road scattering

61. “Go, go, go!” Moshe yelled as he caused his horse to lunge at them, scattering them from their

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62. Haki swung his ax back over his head, killing a foe behind him, then swung it forward, chopping through the helmet and skull and jaw of another foe, scattering teeth all around

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63. Around him a scattering of bone and bright hair

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64. Only a few elms, an outcrop of rock, and a scattering of the dreaming herb

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65. Experts claimed it was simply due to the refraction of light related to the sun’s position and the scattering of electromagnetic radiation through the atmosphere, bouncing particles in the air—basically it was mankind’s fault for using the Earth as its toilet

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66. walking the earth at this time – there were others – a scattering

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67. scattering of men that were either lying down and bleeding, or

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68. They were scattering and collecting

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69. There was also a small group scattering

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70. and still had quite a few living inside, all of them scattering out

71. scattering from one place to another place, without diluting the content of the

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72. Titus swiftly leapt over the dying man, his black cloak swirling about him, in a flash his secondary blade was embedded deep into the nearest mercenary’s groin, scattering rings of broken chainmail to the ground as the blow landed

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73. Finding the secured horses they selected their steeds and sent the remainder scattering

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74. The flames from the carts burned higher, fed by the sudden rush of oxygen as they rattled their way down the rough track, building up speed before smashing into the scattering soldiers

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75. He says, according to quantum theory, a crystal at absolute zero allows electrons to pass through it without scattering; they go through as if the space was empty

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76. and removed from the scattering chamber These results were contrary to

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77. Then another voice came rasping through the farmyard, a raucous cry that sent the chickens scattering in panic, and made the colour drain from Jed’s ruddy face

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78. Chase called down, and his machine guns burst to life, peppering the ground with bullet holes and startling the whole group of monsters into scattering

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79. She had remained hidden, like rats do, and only now she was appearing scattering poisonous judgments in her mouth:

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80. You run your hands along the grooves in the bottom of foot scattering the schools sticking close to it for shelter

81. They are scattering, there can’t be more than 15 people left on the lines

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82. The goblins charged on foot with a scattering of riderless Lykanthros

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83. The track ended at a pile of logs, a scattering of cans and a rusty tow-bar in the centre of a muddy turn-around

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84. New hunters leap and fly about with the helicopters above, their jet blasts knocking idiots about and scattering them all over the ground as easily as a child blows dandelion seeds

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85. There was nothing here when we arrived, just a stony hillside with a scattering of scrawny eucalypts

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86. Nursing staff wheeled in those who couldn’t walk or shuffle, and an awkward scattering of visitors hovered

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87. first then circulated through the others, scattering incendiary bombs freely

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88. Wheeling like a cat, Conan caught a descending wrist on his edge, and the hand gripping the short sword flew into the air scattering a shower of red drops

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89. He landed in front of them, scattering the people into terrified clusters, folded his wings and in two strides was his more human counterpart

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90. We ran, scattering in different directions as men on light, agile horses dressed in the woodland green and brown of the Emperor’s Rangers attempted to box us in

91. with a scattering of molecules, bound together by energy

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92. themselves mostly empty space, with a scattering of atoms, bound together by

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