LITTER in a Sentence

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69 example sentences for LITTER, such as:

1. I'd make it penal, leaving litter.
2. The whole park is spoiled by litter.
3. Nuthin cept one ole sow an her litter.
4. Our bitch should produce a fine litter.
5. He littered the yard with bottles and cans.

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 Meanings and Examples of LITTER
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
litter
 v.  make untidy by discarding rubbish carelessly; scatter about
Classic Sentence: (52 in 4 pages)
1  "We have it all here," said Gregson, pointing to a litter of objects upon one of the bottom steps of the stairs.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In PART I: CHAPTER III. THE LAURISTON GARDEN MYSTERY
2  Unable at first to speak, they stood gazing mournfully at the litter of fallen stone.
Animal Farm By George Orwell
Context  Highlight   In Chapter VI
3  I'd make it penal, leaving litter.
Between the Acts By Virginia Woolf
Context  Highlight   In Unit 9
4  In the waste-yard outside, the steam from the escape pipe, the litter of barrels and old iron, the shining heaps of coals, the ashes everywhere, were shrouded in a veil of mist and rain.
Hard Times By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1: CHAPTER XI
5  The bearers being now ready to carry him away, and the surgeon being anxious for his removal, those who had torches or lanterns, prepared to go in front of the litter.
Hard Times By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 3: CHAPTER VI
6  If questioned, they were directed by their master to say, that the empty litter of the Lady Rowena was employed to transport one of their comrades who had been wounded in the scuffle.
Ivanhoe By Walter Scott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXVIII
7  We had the carriage to ourselves save for an immense litter of papers which Holmes had brought with him.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In IV. THE BOSCOMBE VALLEY MYSTERY
8  I saw Holmes's eye darting to right and left among the litter of iron and wood which was scattered about the floor.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In V. THE ADVENTURE OF THE PRIORY SCHOOL
9  Accordingly, as we went along I gathered any sticks or dried grass I saw, and presently had my arms full of such litter.
The Time Machine By H. G. Wells
Context  Highlight   In IX
10  She never did beat Boyd much because he's the oldest and besides he's the runt of the litter, said Stuart, proud of his six feet two.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER I
11  The train bearing the wounded had already come in and the litter bearers were working swiftly in the hot sun, transferring wounded into ambulances and covered ordnance wagons.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XVII
12  Nuthin cept one ole sow an her litter.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXV
13  And you and Prissy go bring in the sow and her litter, she said briefly, turning on her heel.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXV
14  It was odder still that neither Melanie nor India hinted to him that he should spread a paper on the floor to catch his litter of shavings.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XLV
15  Then, gladly throwing himself into the saddle, he spurred his charger to the side of the litter, whence low and stifled sobs alone announced the presence of Alice.
The Last of the Mohicans By James Fenimore Cooper
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 33
Example Sentence: (17 in 2 pages)
1  From palaces to the desert mounds, remnants of this ancient culture litter the landscape.
2  Selfish picnickers litter the beach with food wrappers.
3  He was disappointed in the litter because the puppies were brindled, he had hoped for animals of a uniform color.
4  Stand a litter furder west -- so -- that's it; it's a prime comfort to see faces that's friendly when a body's in such a muck of trouble, and there don't none come here but yourn.
5  The litter in the streets after parade will be cleaned before tomorrow morning.
6  The whole park is spoiled by litter.
7  People who drop litter can be fined in some cities.
8  It is antisocial to leave one's litter in public places.
9  Examples might include cleaning out the garage or picking up litter in the neighborhood.
10  Our bitch should produce a fine litter.
11  The streets of Baghdad are littered with putrefying mounds of rubbish that have been accumulating since the collapse of municipal services in March, with the arrival of coalition forces.
12  The streets of Baghdad are littered with rubbish since the collapse of municipal services in March.
13  After the storm the beach was littered with the leaves of palm trees. I can even see a frond in front of our door.
14  He littered the yard with bottles and cans.
15  The floor was littered with rusty food cans.