How to Use smattering in a Sentence

smattering

noun

• She only knows a smattering of German.
• The call to punt was met with a smattering of boos, but the decision proved to be the right one.
  — Mark Stewart, Journal Sentinel, 5 Nov. 2022
• David Blough replaced Goff for the game’s series, to cheers from the smattering of fans still left in the stands.
  — Dave Birkett, Detroit Free Press, 31 Oct. 2021
• Yes, a smattering of Chinese stocks and bonds are tucked away in them.
  — New York Times, 23 July 2021
• Only a smattering of starters — or potential starters — took the AT&T field for the team’s 28-23 loss to the Jaguars.
  — David Moore, Dallas News, 13 Aug. 2023
• There was only a smattering of blue in the black and orange crowd.
  — Ann Killion, San Francisco Chronicle, 8 Oct. 2021
• The top symptoms were a sore, scratchy throat and a smattering of sniffles.
  — Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 27 Dec. 2022
• At the mention of Harvard, there was a smattering of boos.
  — Benjamin Wallace-Wells, The New Yorker, 24 June 2024
• The fan eventually leaped off stage to a smattering of boos from the crowd.
  — Rachel Desantis, Peoplemag, 23 Nov. 2022
• The resort had already seen a smattering of storms in the months before.
  — Calmatters, The Mercury News, 12 Jan. 2024
• But when Navratilova took the second set 6-4, there came a smattering of boos.
  — Sally Jenkins, Anchorage Daily News, 3 July 2023
• Any smattering of Angels fans who chose to boo him were drowned out by the grateful Angels fans and the Dodgers fans.
  — Jeff Fletcher, Orange County Register, 4 Sep. 2024
• The Sheraton and a smattering of hotels at the southeast corner of the airfield stood in the way.
  — Kelly Yamanouchi, ajc, 3 Sep. 2021
• Inspired by reruns of The Brady Bunch, my hair is short and feathered with a smattering of fuschia strands.
  — Lena Dunham, Vogue, 18 Apr. 2022
• The reaction, at a gig in 1978, was a smattering of applause.
  — Jon Pareles, New York Times, 29 Jan. 2023
• Ok, so this is a long column, with just a smattering of the ideas people offered.
  — cleveland, 14 May 2022
• Israel has only a smattering of baseball fields, and some of the players on the squad hold day jobs.
  — Sean Gregory/tokyo, Time, 29 July 2021
• The job was one of the few available to him in the smattering of tiny communities of mud-brick houses that line the edge of the forest here.
  — New York Times, 13 July 2022
• Once she's done, the video cuts to a pic of child Billie staring down the camera with the cutest smattering of freckles across her face.
  — Kara Nesvig, Allure, 23 Dec. 2024
• Sure enough, a smattering of the invaders were clinging to the redrock in the shade in an area that last year was under water.
  — jsonline.com, 2 Sep. 2021
• Trailing 69-55 at halftime, the Mavericks left the court to a smattering of boos.
  — Brad Townsend, Dallas News, 24 Mar. 2023
• The Huskies spent three weeks in their hotels playing before just a smattering of fans.
  — Dom Amore, courant.com, 18 Mar. 2022
• So Hall of Fame Stadium was filled with black and gold, with a decent smattering of blue and white for the Cowboys.
  — Barry Wilner, ajc, 6 Aug. 2021
• This was a fourth quarter that heard a smattering of boos from the home crowd unaccustomed to this fate.
  — Michael Casagrande | [e-mail], al, 10 Sep. 2023
• With bright green hair and a smattering of metallic stars, Lizzo looks like a goddess on earth.
  — Seventeen Editors, Seventeen, 7 June 2022
• All that remained was a smattering of ashes and the tread marks of bulldozers.
  — Julia Shipley, WIRED, 13 Jan. 2024
• Now there are fewer of those huge mega deals, but there is still a smattering of different types of things.
  — Jason Parham, WIRED, 27 Sep. 2024
• Add a smattering of warm pinks, reds, and purples to your couch via this crocheted pillow.
  — Erika Owen, Architectural Digest, 2 Dec. 2024
• Walmart has a smattering of good skin care deals at the moment, but the most exciting discounts are in the beauty tools department.
  — Sara Coughlin, SELF, 2 Dec. 2024
• Here is a smattering of notable holiday datelines published over the years.
  — John Otis, New York Times, 23 Dec. 2024

Last Updated: 19 Jan 2025