“The only spot of colour in the room was a street map on the back of the door, embossed with a random scattering of candy-colour headed pins.”

“The scattering of seeds by the wind allows for the propagation of various plant species in different locations.”

“There were light scatterings of sweet papers and fast-food wrappers along this busy road.”

“In some scenes the branches were bare, and beneath them were tidy scatterings of crispy brown leaves.”

“Although we have scatterings of subscribers in rural or small-town areas, our basic readership is mainly urban and somewhat sophisticated.”