How to Use strew in a Sentence
strew
verb
- She strewed the birdseed on the ground.
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Rocks and stones cracked by the fire's heat are strewn about.
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Deon J. Hampton,
NBC News,
26 Mar. 2023
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The menorah was smashed and its pieces strewn around the area.
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Harry Harris,
The Mercury News,
19 Feb. 2024
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Steve Hunt: And on the floor was Cathy's purse, with the contents … strewn about.
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Erin Moriarty,
CBS News,
25 Feb. 2023
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Poles were strewn on the sidewalk in front of the building.
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BostonGlobe.com,
22 Nov. 2019
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Contents of the console were strewn on the front seats.
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Deborah Kadin,
chicagotribune.com,
25 Oct. 2019
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Many of the broken shards were strewn all over the floor, along with piles of trash.
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Jen Juneau,
Peoplemag,
13 Apr. 2024
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Dancers shook their asses on the main stage and in pole pits strewn with cash.
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Miles Klee,
Rolling Stone,
9 Feb. 2024
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The field, the area of seafloor strewn with the ship's wreckage, is believed to be about 3 x 5 miles in size.
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George Petras,
USA TODAY,
13 July 2024
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This part of the house seems like the only place where anything gets strewn.
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Wesley Morris,
New York Times,
7 Nov. 2023
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The way back from the graveside to the wider world is strewn with petals fallen from the flower of love.
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Vinson Cunningham,
The New Yorker,
17 July 2023
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The record books are strewn with ninth-inning bright flames who flamed out.
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oregonlive.com,
26 July 2019
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Dozens of homes had slipped out to sea or been torn apart, the rubble strewn from land to shore.
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Louisa Loveluck,
Washington Post,
15 Sep. 2023
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Parts of the aircraft and its four motors were strewn across a wide swath.
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Ron Grossman,
Chicago Tribune,
7 May 2023
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And then that their ashes are strewn on the road for donkeys to walk over.
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National Geographic,
16 July 2019
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Bodies were shown strewn on the ground, and in the footage panicked people ran from the scene.
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Francesca Ebel,
Washington Post,
30 Dec. 2023
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Pieces of the Tesla remained strewn about the street and sidewalk.
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Nathan Solis,
Los Angeles Times,
13 May 2024
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Several of his teeth had been knocked out, and found strewn about the small room.
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Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Sep. 2019
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The dive team also saw crew members’ boots strewn around both the bow and the stern sections on the seabed.
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Fox News,
19 Sep. 2019
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Video showed the inside of the cathedral strewn with debris.
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Heather Chen,
CNN,
23 July 2023
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Or an orchard full of apples, some strewn around the ground?
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Ulrike Lemmin-Woolfrey,
Discover Magazine,
10 July 2023
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Bent, blackened, and charred, steel wreckage was strewn about the site.
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Eric Berger,
Ars Technica,
5 Mar. 2020
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Contents of the building were strewn around the aluminum seats.
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Carlos R. Muñoz,
BostonGlobe.com,
14 Sep. 2023
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Images of the scene show her belongings strewn on the street.
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Eric D. Lawrence,
Detroit Free Press,
25 Jan. 2024
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Trash was strewn about the cell, and the toilet was filled with excrement.
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Lyndsay Winkley,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 July 2023
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The game helped inspires some details, right down to the amount of garbage that would be strewn across the wasteland.
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Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
16 Aug. 2024
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The road ahead for Mr Imamoglu is strewn with obstacles.
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The Economist,
29 June 2019
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The bodies were strewn across different parts of the house, Knight said.
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Samira Asma-Sadeque,
Peoplemag,
3 May 2024
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Appliances were strewn in the street, and a window frame sat on its side.
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Sam Brock,
NBC News,
11 Oct. 2024
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Debris from the crash, including pieces of a CHP uniform, was strewn on the street.
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Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Oct. 2024
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