Definition of SMATTERING

Examples of smattering in a Sentence

She only knows a smattering of German. a smattering of guests at the art exhibit

Recent Examples on the Web

One issue is clearly not money: Paramount Network has every actor imaginable in this series — familiar faces like Huston and Hennessy and Wendy Moniz, all getting a smattering of lines that hint their characters might be developed later. — Tim Goodman, The Hollywood Reporter, "'Yellowstone': TV Review," 18 June 2018 Power poles and lines litter the ground in some areas, and only a smattering of repair crews are visible on a typical day. — Arian Campo-flores, WSJ, "For Puerto Rico, the Return to Business as Usual Is Slow," 19 Mar. 2018 Glue a smattering of leaves to your jar, then brush an additional layer of glue on top of each one; the glue will crinkle your newspaper a bit and ensure that your leaves stay put. — Lauren Oster, Redbook, "Autumn DIY: Paper-and-Glass Leaf Votives," 18 Nov. 2010 Plenty of cheerful young Aussies, as well as a smattering of Harvard Business School–bound gappers on Rumspringa-like tours of the region’s fastest growing economy, filled the street cafés and five-dollar-a-night hotels. — Pilar Guzmán, Condé Nast Traveler, "Editor's Letter: Coming Full Circle," 13 Nov. 2018 The new site will focus primarily on service stories, including content from the print magazine; coverage of some live events, such as awards shows; a smattering of topical news; and videos. — Jeffrey A. Trachtenberg, WSJ, "O, The Oprah Magazine Gets a New Digital Home: OprahMag.com," 9 Oct. 2018 The surrounding three counties — Grant, Green and Iowa — have a smattering of small lakes among them, with the 952-acre McCartney Lake (really a slough along the Mississippi River west of Potosi) being the only sizable one of the bunch. — Chelsey Lewis, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Paddling the Pecatonica through the Driftless Region," 24 May 2018 Now a smattering of boutiques clusters around the winery and its sister property, Inn on the Twenty, across the street in a former sugar mill. — Patricia Harris And David Lyon, BostonGlobe.com, "Beyond the falls: the delicious tastes of Niagara," 25 Apr. 2018 Along each side of the laptop are a smattering of ports: two USB Type-C, a docking port, a USB Type-A, and an HDMI on the left; a headphone jack and another USB-A port on the right. — Dan Seifert, The Verge, "Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon (2018) review: business in the front, business in the back," 12 Apr. 2018

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