: smattering
a smatter of applause
Examples of smatter in a Sentence
Noun
we received only a smatter of complaints about the book
Recent Examples on the Web
Andrew R. Chow,
Time,
26 May 2026
Thus far, this vision has been explored via joy-making runway shows, the most recent of which played out in the Dojo de Paris, staged against the backdrop of a reconstructed NYC intersection smattered with crosswalk stripes and furniture.
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Alice Cary,
Vogue,
23 Mar. 2026
Or at least a philosopher who seems perpetually in danger of being smattered by the martial arts experts who surround him.
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Yvonne Zipp,
Christian Science Monitor,
1 Apr. 2025
Lee is also now taking a smattering reps at first base as expected entering the spring.
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Michael Shapiro,
Chron,
17 Mar. 2023
Glover’s patchwork ethos is smattered across its seven installments.
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WIRED,
17 Mar. 2023
The movie is smattered with deep focus cinematography, led by the director of photography Jomo Fray.
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Omar Sanchez,
EW.com,
17 Apr. 2020
Who’s listening At UCF’s rehearsal hall, the crowd of 50 or so is smattered throughout the seats watching the New Music Ensemble perform pieces written by students.
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Trevor Fraser,
OrlandoSentinel.com,
27 Apr. 2018
Groping blindly, European and especially British explorers began trying to map this seascape beginning in the late 1500s – leading to a series of small advances, smattered with setbacks and tragedies, over centuries.
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Chris Mooney,
Anchorage Daily News,
21 Dec. 2017
Washington Post,
28 Oct. 2019
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Verb
In any other context, a house of God smattered with people staring at their phones, trusting AI to speak to them, might feel sacrilegious.
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Andrew R. Chow,
Time,
26 May 2026
Thus far, this vision has been explored via joy-making runway shows, the most recent of which played out in the Dojo de Paris, staged against the backdrop of a reconstructed NYC intersection smattered with crosswalk stripes and furniture.
—
Alice Cary,
Vogue,
23 Mar. 2026
Or at least a philosopher who seems perpetually in danger of being smattered by the martial arts experts who surround him.
—
Yvonne Zipp,
Christian Science Monitor,
1 Apr. 2025
Lee is also now taking a smattering reps at first base as expected entering the spring.
—
Michael Shapiro,
Chron,
17 Mar. 2023
Glover’s patchwork ethos is smattered across its seven installments.
—
WIRED,
17 Mar. 2023
The movie is smattered with deep focus cinematography, led by the director of photography Jomo Fray.
—
Omar Sanchez,
EW.com,
17 Apr. 2020
Who’s listening At UCF’s rehearsal hall, the crowd of 50 or so is smattered throughout the seats watching the New Music Ensemble perform pieces written by students.
—
Trevor Fraser,
OrlandoSentinel.com,
27 Apr. 2018
Groping blindly, European and especially British explorers began trying to map this seascape beginning in the late 1500s – leading to a series of small advances, smattered with setbacks and tragedies, over centuries.
—
Chris Mooney,
Anchorage Daily News,
21 Dec. 2017
Noun
Outside a car wash where two people died, a smatter of small bloodstains can still be seen on the white exterior wall.
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Washington Post,
28 Oct. 2019
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“Smatter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/smatter. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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