The picnic basket sat open next to them, the contents scattered about the ground around them.

During the Terror, the abbey was closed, and its contents scattered.

The lid was off and the contents partially scattered.

The cupboard doors hung open, their assorted contents scattered on the floor.

Some of the boxes of merchandise on the deck were broken open and the contents scattered about.

She dropped the file on the floor so carelessly that its contents scattered.

In the meantime the beautiful interior was plundered and the contents scattered throughout the world.

I saw that a satchel containing a set of fine, small tools had been opened and its contents scattered.

The contents scattered across the smooth stone floor.

The contents of the ashtray, however, scattered on the floor.