How To Use Smattering In A Sentence
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He has learnt a smattering of Arabic and loves the convivial atmosphere.
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There was a brief flare of white light, and the Goddess vanished, leaving only a smattering of loose tinsel behind.
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The classics are retained as a subject in which all must qualify; and the education provided for the ordinary passman is of a contemptible, smattering kind; it is really no education at all.
From a College Window
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There was a small red carpet, with candles around it and a smattering of journalists and photographers, talking to important personages and taking their pictures.
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Supposedly a speciality in Naples (where it goes by the name pizzelle fritte or montanare) the pizza-maker rolls out a small portion of dough and fries it on a pan in a smattering of olive oil, occasionally covering the pan until the dough is crisped.
Slice
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It was fairly empty, with smatterings of people milling around.
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A buttery triple-layer yellow cake gets a topping of the smoothest, deep dark-chocolate ganache, with a smattering of semisweet mini chocolate chips for good measure.
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Carvel, "within their limits, are works of art;" The Inside of the Cup "is no more than a compendium of paralogy, as silly and smattering as a speech by William Jennings Bryan or a shocker by Jane Addams.
A Book of Prefaces
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The town is distinctly Italian in feel, with a smattering of luxury hotels and art galleries tucked away in its winding, narrow streets.
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He has a smattering of Arabic, and has knowledge of the way the Islamic people in the Gulf States and the surrounding areas act and react.
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The result is a master class of lyricism topped by that inimitable voice in towering form and just the right smattering of cheese.
The Sun
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On his wanderings he's picked up Spanish, Italian, French and a smattering of Russian.
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Stepping out, Moira spotted a smattering of familiar faces among the crowd.
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On Pond One catches comprised largely of rudd and skimmers but with a smattering of tench and crucians thrown in for good measure.
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Yesterday, there was a smattering of polite applause from airport staff as the England players arrived.
Times, Sunday Times
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With an aptitude for languages and a smattering of Italian, she'd chatter away to people, gradually getting the hang of the Liguarian dialect.
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Blouses were trimmed with copper-coloured sequins and there was a healthy smattering of tweed, metallic and brocade.
Paris fashion week turns to Lady Gaga – and a quiet Belgian
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On his wanderings he's picked up Spanish, Italian, French and a smattering of Russian.
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I had acquired a smattering of Greek.
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So, for Tubby's version of the song, he kept things as simple as he could: crank up the bass, the drums, and the looping guitar lick, and strip out all but a smattering of Badoo vocal samples that he uses as accentuation.
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By the church, on slopes covered by soft green grass and a smattering of daises there is an old well-tended graveyard.
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He is, he says, not remotely put off by the ease with which a scratch side with ‘no gameplan and a smattering of hangovers’ dismantled Scotland on Thursday night.
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The songs are very reminiscent in parts of early Floyd, with smatterings of elements of Echoes and Animals thrown in for good measure.
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Just a smattering of grooms and judges and the salmon-hatted wives of supermarket sponsors waiting to hand out rosettes watch with a wake-like reverence.
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Hence, 'sciolous', having a smattering of knowledge.
Times, Sunday Times
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Only a handful of whites ever learned more than a smattering of Apache, a complicated tongue in which glottal stops and pitch have semantic meaning, while vowels may be short or long and nasalized or not.
Once They Moved Like the Wind
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The restaurant boasts a strange mix of food-court style seating and a steam table surrounded by nearly sophisticated dark tangerine walls, decorated with a smattering of pictures depicting life in India.
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Midguard explained that it wasn't necessary to be a pilot to run the ship; any person who knew a smattering of astronavigation could get to his destination by simply telling the ship what he wanted to do.
A Spaceship Named McGuire
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The entire trip, spanning a period of 118 days, enabled the couple to pick up a smattering of local languages wherever they went.
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A smattering of tracks say so, exhibiting a tasty balance between Of Montreal's lyrical world of mystery-flavor-popsicle whimsy and shower singalong ditties.
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This would appear to involve sitting in a bar and drinking local spirits, occasionally bobbing up to link together video segments with a smattering of lascivious small-talk.
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A more accurate map shows a wash of differing hues of indigo and violet, with some smatterings of infrared and ultraviolet at the extremes.
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Participation in the debate is limited only to those who prescribe to the tenets of the discourse -- in this case, it is the Palestinian Authority led by Mahmoud Abbas, the Jordanians, Egyptians, Saudis, and a smattering of other "defeatist" Arab leaders who are happy to serve our interests over theirs.
Sharmine Narwani: The New Middle East Narrative -- Is Washington in or Out?
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His grainy voice and big open-tuned acoustic guitar are augmented with a smattering of other instruments; a cello here, a flute or steel guitar there.
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And it flaws the doctrine of unilateral preemption, despite the fact you had a smattering of other countries that put up some troops that went in.
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In part, the rise was put down to a smattering of buying by other speculators.
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I organised timetables and set about coaching him in the subjects of which I retain a smattering of knowledge.
Times, Sunday Times
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There's a smattering of lightening fast bluegrass banjo picking and whole array of strange folk tunings presumably descended from both the alternative and traditional sides of Americana.
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The surroundings of this town are green and lush pastures, with the odd smattering of virgin rainforest too stubborn to be felled.
Sense of place
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A tactful environmental lobby, a sympathetic farmer and a smattering of goodwill on both sides may continue to produce encouraging results.
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To his credit, he still managed to acknowledge the smattering of applause.
Times, Sunday Times
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With there being so little pressure exerted over this particular stretch, the river bed consisted chiefly of hefty, head shaped boulders, with just a smattering of shale between each one.
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The office, which receives $400 million annually, funds summer camps, tutors and a smattering of local liaisons who aim to to alleviate the disruptions of itinerancy.
For migrant students, a cycle of dwindling opportunities
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The other markings include a smattering of stars plunging from the nape of the neck down her back, a music note on her right ankle, a Pisces sign behind her right ear, a star in her left ear, a Sanskrit prayer going down her hip, and the word shhh .... on her right index finger.
The Times of India
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On his wanderings he's picked up Spanish, Italian, French and a smattering of Russian.
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There, after tilling and amending the soil, he planted roses, perennials, and a smattering of seasonal tubers, such as dahlias and tuberoses.
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If Nanny was in a good mood, she would put a bowl of water with a smattering of washing powder added onto a chair and I would have my own washday on Monday for my dolls clothes.
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There were about twenty of us, all told; mostly McHoans but with a smattering of civilians.
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And finally there's the usual smattering of'Is it comedy?
Times, Sunday Times
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A smattering of locals arrange themselves beerily around the boundary in the hope of seeing:
TODAYonline
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The rest of the room is painted in blue and beige and features a blue couch, a blue throw rug, a smattering of loungey chairs, and more blue drapes frame the front windows.
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Mike Tomkies responds to the golden eagle with a smattering of science, a touch of religion and quantities of romance.
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Thus, she rather enjoyed smattering her generally formal English with a pot-pourri of colloquialisms and jokes - her energy made her teaching a lot of fun.
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Surrounding the Butte are a smattering of souvenir shops and stands selling frites, parking lots, sidewalk cafés, and, until a few years ago even a go-carting track.
At Waterloo, a New Approach
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Except for a smattering of third world authors we hear little of Commonwealth and other anglophone literatures, and even less of post-colonial literatures in translation, let alone entire courses devoted to them.
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Those of us with a smattering of knowledge need advice too.
Times, Sunday Times
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Big Green Blue are a fresh-faced group of teens possessing more than a smattering of talent and good fortune, who are about to test the waters of success.
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He could speak a smattering of Maori, or pidgin Maori, where the language is broken down and simplified, so he was given the job of interpreter.
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They'd come out to the city limits after chasing us to get a clear view of things, with eye-slits cut into their stitched white hoods, splotched with a smattering of pink.
Carbon dating
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The nearby surrounding crowd broke into a smattering of laughter, not to mention his buddies who all guffawed loudly.
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The clientele are older and wealthy with a few smatterings of known faces.
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We walk away from the smattering of polo insiders wearing baseball caps and woolly hats, watching a practice game.
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He only has a smattering of French.
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Right now we have a choice of petrol, diesel and a small smattering of pure electric and hybrids.
The Sun
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The majority of protagonists in the drama were tenant crofters who had farmed the land for countless generations, with only a tiny smattering of incomers.
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The result is a master class of lyricism topped by that inimitable voice in towering form and just the right smattering of cheese.
The Sun
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Ed came on stage to a smattering of applause that lasted about 30 seconds.
Times, Sunday Times
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This gentleman has got a smattering of physic, and I am afraid tampers with his own constitution, by means of Brookes’s Practice of Physic, and some dispensatories, which he is continually poring over.
Travels through France and Italy
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The sky is now a uniform shade of grey and it's raining fairly steadily with just a smattering of a wind at infrequent points.
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A more accurate map shows a wash of differing hues of indigo and violet, with some smatterings of infrared and ultraviolet at the extremes.
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That our small group seemed to be the only foreigners - with barely a smattering of the language between us - in a sea of Russians mattered not at all.
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While most Aussie blokes passing through the US think a liberal smattering of “crikey”, “strewth” and “onya” is a short cut to getting a leg over a flighty divorcee, or becoming the most popular guy in a bar full of strangers, most Americans are familiar enough with Australians to wonder why it is we feel compelled to play up our bumpkinish image in the company of foreigners.
Cheeseburger Gothic » JB’s travel tips.
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There was a polite smattering of applause.
Times, Sunday Times
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A tactful environmental lobby, a sympathetic farmer and a smattering of goodwill on both sides may continue to produce encouraging results.
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Nor is it all normal trumpets: this CD boasts piccolo trumpets, bass trumpets, cornets and flugelhorns, as well as a smattering of percussion.
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All you can yell is Hitler, Hitler, Hitler with a smattering of anti white and anti God commentary.
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I heard smatterings of laughter, an occasional light conversational swell, but it sounded like most of the guests had departed.
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A tactful environmental lobby, a sympathetic farmer and a smattering of goodwill on both sides may continue to produce encouraging results.
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Colour predictions included lime green, with smatterings of orange for the retro fans and for more opulent effects, aubergine, brown and maroon.
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Inside the venue was a mix of aging punks, football supporters, crusties and a smattering of Germans.
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He has learnt a smattering of Arabic and loves the convivial atmosphere.
Times, Sunday Times
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I took vengeful joy in the smattering of boos that underlaid the applause, though.
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Despite the green hues in this image, these rocky islands are too cold to sustain more than a smattering of low-growing vegetation.
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There are also various demos, rare film soundtrack recordings and a smattering of incendiary live performances.
The Sun
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There are also many references to contemporary natural sciences and a healthy smattering of Anglican divines, including Hooker, Andrewes, and Herbert.
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Michael was a somewhat mousy little thing, small, blonde and fair with the lightest smattering of freckles across his nose.
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The text is larded with distracting verbal tics, including a smattering of needless Gallicisms—such as noting that she had problems with her "foie" aka, liver—local color thickened to impasto.
The Sound of France
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Politically blogs tend to either be liberal left or anarchistic, with a smattering of libertarians.
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The reaction was decidedly mixed to the smattering of smaller companies that were raising money.
Times, Sunday Times
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First, there was a gasp, then a smattering of stunned applause.
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Florals were large cabbage roses, smatterings of abstract blooms in unusual colour combinations and smaller posies or bunches.
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There were a few standout moments in Tuesday's smattering of short-handed efforts: One was when Mike Knuble gained possession of the puck and proceeded to kill a significant amount of time in the Bruins 'zone, much to the chagrin of the three players trying to get the puck away from him.
Bruins 3, Caps 1: Michal Neuvirth leaves game with the flu
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So I say yes and eager pudginess begins, smattering drops of white, baptizing lathed dolls in primer and dreams of yellow dresses with daisies and firemen with red suspenders.
Holy Experience
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The quality was often mediocre, with a smattering of gold dust, but that does not make it irrelevant.
Times, Sunday Times
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He did not like a mere smattering of literary chatter; he did not like to be called a pedant; but he knew, if any man did, what literature was and what was knowledge.
Sketches of Travel in Normandy and Maine
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Slight gains on Wall Street, and a smattering of bargain hunters, saw the index nudge ahead 9.2 points to 3490.0 by the close of another nervy day.
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There was a polite smattering of applause as the above mentioned students made their way on stage, looking incongruous in their formal school uniform and blazers.
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Nor is it all normal trumpets: this CD boasts piccolo trumpets, bass trumpets, cornets and flugelhorns, as well as a smattering of percussion.
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Victoria, on the other hand, has a smattering of self-awareness.
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He has also added a smattering of guile to his undoubted power.
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One can easily imagine the oppressive heat being dispelled by a sudden smattering of rain, as an iron smoothes a wrinkled cloth.
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This buckle is like a moist cake, loaded with fruit and topped with a smattering of crumbs to create a nice crisp topping.
Bites from other Blogs | Baking Bites
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The smattering of dinner plates, meanwhile, runs from spiced short rib w/gorgonzola & jalapeno polenta, to cumin/espresso chicken sided with smoked pumpkin puree, to apple-onion chutney'd bacon-wrapped bratwurst (considering it's wrapped in bacon, bratbest is probably more accurate).
Thrillist: Chelsea Manor: A Decked Out Club With Badass Bites
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Blue Valentine has been receiving a smattering of Oscar buzz for its two stars, Ryan Gosling and Michelle Williams, for their gritty, un-Hollywood portrayals of a young couple experiencing the birth and death of their relationship, depicted in intercutting storylines separated by six years.
Jonathan Kim: ReThink Review: Blue Valentine -- NC-17? Really?
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There are jokes and smatterings of sarcasm and irony in Register stories but these aren't for you.
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'The typical ratfish in Puget Sound is brown or black with a smattering of white spots so it blends in with the sediments.'
Archive 2007-09-01
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He looked healthy, even roguish with the smattering of gray in his hair, but there was neither quiet certainty about him nor a smile.
SUDDENLY
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A smattering of naturalized yellow narcissi can make a barren bit of property look like a natural wonder.
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Just steps from the creperie is a smattering of Irish mainstays such as Sean Ogs Tavern and the iconic Donovan ' s Pub.
Tastes on Woodside Avenue
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There was the usual smattering of company results.
Times, Sunday Times
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The articles are a smattering of bioethics and bioengineering, astronomy, epidemiology, and environmental issues.
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While ‘Silent Night’ is executed in typical ho-hum fashion, Owen adds a delicious smattering of scat to a jazzed-up ‘God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen.’
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There's only a smattering of people who oppose the proposal.
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He has produced an evenly written text, not at all "gushy" - there is even a smattering of judicious criticism.
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Sons of peers and members of the gentry dominated the House of Commons, although there was a significant smattering of representatives from the armed forces and professions.
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Owners' groups report no more than the usual smattering of electrical problems, chiefly down to faulty sensors.
Times, Sunday Times
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Been rather deeply under the weather the last day or so but wanted to get something posted - so, here's a smattering of netty goodness...
Thursday 1.0
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His garden and conservatory gave physical existence to a smattering of these specimens, all tended as lovingly as his work of cataloguing.
DREAMS OF INNOCENCE
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He could speak a smattering of Maori, or pidgin Maori, where the language is broken down and simplified, so he was given the job of interpreter.
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Nor is it all normal trumpets: this CD boasts piccolo trumpets, bass trumpets, cornets and flugelhorns, as well as a smattering of percussion.
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HUFFPOST DC: BECAUSE THIS IS ACTUALLY A CITY, APPARENTLY - Washington, D.C. is so much more than a smattering of neoclassical and Beaux-Arts federal buildings in which socially-challenged poli-sci grads pretend to conduct the business of the nation and make plans to fornicate with one another after pro forma drinks following spectacles of middle school athletics.
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