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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Canada are not the only country to do this - PWR is littered with top internationals from across the globe.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
But television history is littered with fine ideas that don’t pan out in practice.
From Salon ● Sep. 15, 2026
In a landscape littered with teenage dysfunction, Netflix’s ‘Don’t Say Good Luck’ is a moving argument for aspirational television.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
Nearby fields were littered with broken deckchairs, scraps of fiberglass insulation and pieces of wire fencing ripped apart by the fierce winds that struck the village and its surroundings.
From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026
The area around the doors was littered with black rubble.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
