strew
verb (used with object)
to let fall in separate pieces or particles over a surface; scatter or sprinkle.
have strewn
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present perfectof strew.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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He claims that he even has fun refolding clothes customers have strewn all over the floor and picking up discarded diapers and other trash from the parking lot.
From New York Times ● Jul. 7, 2022
They have strewn ideas to cut carbon emissions from transportation throughout the package.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 18, 2021
Rather than screaming at them to pick up the toys they have strewn on the floor, parents or teachers ask them to suggest their own way of tackling the problem.
From Economist ● Jan. 9, 2014
These winds have strewn our avenue with withered leaves, although the trees still retain some density of foliage, which is now embrowned or otherwise variegated by autumn.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 107, September, 1866 by Various
Just wait, Grethel, until the moon rises, and then we shall see the crumbs of bread which I have strewn about.
From The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 05 Masterpieces of German Literature Translated into English by Various
