strewn  /ˈstrun/ ? Meaning of "strewn"

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Definition(s):

  1. (v) spread by scattering
  2. (v) cover; be dispersed over

Usage(s):

  1. Eventually they relented, assuming the pieces would soon wind up strewn around the kitchen, a plastic bishop stuffed into a teapot, the white king face down in a bowl of ph.
  2. Grundy couldn't hide his contempt, goading the band to increasingly expletive-strewn responses.
  3. Professor Weeks narrates: Thousands of fragments of jewelry, furniture and granite and alabaster sarcophagi are strewn on the tomb's floor.

Quotes

  1. Icahn asked, adding that he wondered if the board will actually go through with the split, "or will it be a repeat of last year's proxy fight, strewn with a string of broken commitments?"
    on Mar 27, 2008 By: Carl Icahn Source: Multichannel News

  2. "Parents and teachers no longer have any confidence in these error-strewn lists," Mr Balls said last night. "This looks like a totally arbitrary decision-making process, with no clear criteria being used to decide which schools are safe and...
    on Jul 9, 2010 By: Ed Balls Source: Financial Times

  3. Even TMZ.com got into the action, quoting Martin as saying, "I believe that at some time in the future this house will be full of colored crayons strewn over the floor, and the walls covered with scribbles."
    on Nov 17, 2006 By: Ricky Martin Source: Zenefórum

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