litter
noun
objects strewn or scattered about; scattered rubbish.
littered
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past participleof litter.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof litter.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
litternounobjects strewn or scattered about; scattered rubbish.
Example Sentences
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Both were littered with sports events, which I scrolled past, but also had sections for elections, politics, tech and a lot more.
From Salon ● Aug. 12, 2026
The streets are littered with glass and chunks of brick.
From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026
The floors of the towers are still littered with empty cans of European-made spray paint made for graffiti artists, he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
A picture taken by him 10 years later in Titusville shows a field littered with derricks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
One of the workers told me the waters around Alexandria are littered with large chunks of ancient temples and Roman ruins that were discarded centuries ago.
From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman
