How to Use intersperse in a Sentence

intersperse

verb

• Some seagulls were interspersed among the ducks.
• You should intersperse these pictures evenly throughout the book.
• What of the churches interspersed with the mosques in Medan?
  — New York Times, 18 Oct. 2019
• The post was also interspersed with some quick snaps of shells and the scenic blue waters.
  — Henry Chandonnet, Peoplemag, 7 July 2023
• This is all interspersed with clips of Jamie and Trevor making out in a hot tub.
  — Lia Beck, refinery29.com, 20 Apr. 2020
• Her words were interspersed with bangs in the distance.
  — Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 25 June 2024
• They’re are interspersed with the large flat stones used in the massive display.
  — Denise Coffey, courant.com, 22 July 2019
• The gray itself is a shock of silvery white interspersed with some brown strands on the nape of my neck and along my cheeks.
  — Jessica Berger Gross, Longreads, 10 July 2018
• The nearby air fills with the electric motor thrum of the oil pump jacks they are interspersed with.
  — Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 16 Feb. 2020
• The first part of spring can still bring plenty of chilly weather interspersed with those mild days.
  — Dave Epstein, BostonGlobe.com, 27 Mar. 2023
• The poems, interspersed throughout the film, aren’t easy to listen to.
  — By Joan Chrissos, Miami Herald, 17 June 2024
• The cheeky clip features the Chicks interspersed with vintage clips.
  — Joey Guerra, Houston Chronicle, 4 Mar. 2020
• Songs by Mashrou’ Leila, a Lebanese rock band with an openly gay singer, are interspersed throughout the shows.
  — The Economist, 15 Mar. 2018
• These boxes were interspersed with all sorts of things.
  — Adrienne Mahsa Varkiani, The New Republic, 20 June 2023
• Seafood, seafood, and more seafood, interspersed with some moose and fried bologna (known as Newfoundland steak).
  — Bridget Hallinan, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 May 2018
• Mealtime—breakfast and lunch are served on the train, interspersed with many appearances of the bar cart—was an event.
  — Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Oct. 2023
• And, of course, he's got something to say about the creative process interspersed with teases of his fashion projects.
  — NBC News, 21 Apr. 2018
• Four of the payments were in even amounts, interspersed among those made by his leadership PAC.
  — Paul Pringle, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2023
• The narrative is interspersed with recipes, because if food is love, why shouldn’t hate get a meal, too.
  — Alexandra Ossola, Quartz, 16 Dec. 2019
• These boxes were interspersed with all sorts of things: golf shirts, clothing, pants, shoes.
  — Eric Tucker, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 June 2023
• On Sunday, dozens huddled in the chilly air to launch a few dozen white balloons; a few silver stars were interspersed.
  — Deborah Kadin, chicagotribune.com, 21 May 2018
• This spirit even extends to the bathrooms, where the walls have bright colors interspersed with text from Winnie the Pooh books.
  — Beth Lipoff, Kansas City Star, 27 Mar. 2024
• Candles and notes on cardboard were interspersed with seashells along the sidewalk.
  — Lyndsay Winkley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 May 2023
• Clips of the film will be interspersed throughout Wednesday's event at The Kentucky Center.
  — The Courier-Journal, 10 Apr. 2023
• The first is to plant in large blocks, the second to intersperse them among existing perennials.
  — Adrian Higgins, Washington Post, 21 Oct. 2020
• Each farm would span a couple of hectares and would consist of rows upon rows of seaweed, interspersed with floats.
  — Annie Sneed, Scientific American, 16 Mar. 2020
• The pace of the melodrama is exhausting as cutbacks to the past are interspersed with abandon.
  — Garrett Mitchell, Detroit Free Press, 12 Sep. 2019
• At another spot in the park Hunters got a handout with a grid of mostly white squares, interspersed with a handful of squares blacked out.
  — Dave Barry and Tom Shroder, miamiherald, 4 Mar. 2018
• Finch was not interviewed for Anatomy of Lies, but screenshots of her social media posts are interspersed in the series.
  — Olivia B. Waxman, TIME, 15 Oct. 2024
• Other recordings of vocal folk music are interspersed in the brooding piece filled with aching pauses, startling trills and echoes.
  — Sheila Regan, Twin Cities, 11 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 13 Nov 2024