strew
verb (used with object)
to let fall in separate pieces or particles over a surface; scatter or sprinkle.
had strewed
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past perfectof strew.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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A frowzy mourning of soot and smoke attired this forlorn creation of Barnard, and it had strewed ashes on its head, and was undergoing penance and humiliation as a mere dust-hole.
From The New Yorker ● Dec. 28, 2016
The great beeches had turned to bronze and ruddy gold, and had strewed the path with carpets glorious and rare, which the first wind would sweep away.
From The Danvers Jewels, and Sir Charles Danvers by Mary Cholmondeley
Marcia had unpacked her trunk, which stood open in the hall beside their door, and had strewed her belongings about as freely as though she had expected to occupy the room alone.
From Briarwood Girls by Julia Lestarjette Glover
He returned to the rear of the cabin, where he had strewed leaves for his couch.
From With Drake on the Spanish Main by Herbert Strang
From the number of roots and branches of trees, with which the storm had strewed our way, and the slipperiness of the road, our flight was slow and difficult.
From Illustrative Anecdotes of the Animal Kingdom by Samuel G. (Samuel Griswold) Goodrich
