strewed; strewed or strewn
ˈstrün 
; strewing
; strewing
1
: to spread by scattering
2
: to cover by or as if by scattering something
strewing the highways with litter
3
: to become dispersed over as if scattered
4
: to spread abroad : disseminate
Examples of strew in a Sentence
She strewed the birdseed on the ground.
sidewalks strewed with trash left by the parade watchers
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The complex web of matches strewn across North America and serving fan bases in time zones around the globe led to Atlanta holding the first of its eight 2026 World Cup games at high noon Monday.
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Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 21 June 2026
All the little odds and ends of daily life tend to get strewn everywhere, and no one wants to add an ugly plastic bin or cardboard box to the space just to throw things like remote controls, cords, and keys in.
—Sarah Scott, Southern Living, 19 June 2026
Mathew Street was indeed close at hand but over the frontier of Liverpool’s dockland, a narrow cobbled lane between towering Victorian warehouses, blocked by heavy trucks and strewn with empty crates, cabbage stalks, and squashed oranges to the peril of Brian’s beautifully polished brogues.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 18 June 2026
Photos from the earthquake show collapsed buildings and debris strewn across the ground in the affected regions, along with residents fleeing their homes and hospital patients being evacuated from local hospitals.
—Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 17 June 2026
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Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 21 June 2026
All the little odds and ends of daily life tend to get strewn everywhere, and no one wants to add an ugly plastic bin or cardboard box to the space just to throw things like remote controls, cords, and keys in.
—Sarah Scott, Southern Living, 19 June 2026
Mathew Street was indeed close at hand but over the frontier of Liverpool’s dockland, a narrow cobbled lane between towering Victorian warehouses, blocked by heavy trucks and strewn with empty crates, cabbage stalks, and squashed oranges to the peril of Brian’s beautifully polished brogues.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 18 June 2026
Photos from the earthquake show collapsed buildings and debris strewn across the ground in the affected regions, along with residents fleeing their homes and hospital patients being evacuated from local hospitals.
—Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 17 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for strew
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“Strew.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/strew. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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strew
verb
strewed; strewed or strewn
ˈstrün
; strewing
; strewing
1
: to spread (as seeds) by scattering
2
: to cover by or as if by scattering something over or on
strewing the highways with litter
3
: to spread around as if sowing seeds : disseminate
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