Noun
We decided to pick up the litter in the park.
Her desk was covered with a litter of legal documents. Verb
Paper and popcorn littered the streets after the parade.
a desk littered with old letters and bills
It is illegal to litter.
He had to pay a fine for littering.
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Noun
Join volunteers cleaning up litter and debris around the lake, hiking trails and public areas, and participate in discussions on sustainability and protecting the environment.—News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Apr. 2025 More than 300 streetlights were improved or added, 40 police cameras were installed, 180 tons of litter and dumping were cleaned up, and 17,688 linear feet of sidewalks were added, among other improvements.—Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Apr. 2025
Verb
Ibrahimovic was involved in the first flashpoint of a match littered with contentious refereeing decisions.—Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025 This was one of a number of quotes littered through the five dozen pages about how the situation has improved when compared with the previous comparable review, which was conducted a decade ago in the wake of the Jimmy Savile scandal.—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 28 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for litter
Word History
Etymology
Noun and Verb
Middle English, from Anglo-French litere, from lit bed, from Latin lectus — more at lie
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