Karen, the ghost, stared at him from a picture on the far wall of the living room, above a matte black stereo system- The place was small and neat, save for a few magazines scattered here and there.

If there had been a few out-of-date magazines scattered on the table, it could have passed for a GP's waiting room.

The deal was closed in bed, with the television on but muted, with magazines scattered over the sheets, all unread, with the brochures not Far away on the night table.

IT had all the markings of a typical emergency department waiting room: magazines scattered on end tables; a wall-mounted television; more than two dozen institutional chairs lining the walls.

It was a wonder his heart hadn't blown like an old tire when he saw those magazines scattered all over his office.

Along with this realization, everything else returned to Frank: the magazines scattered all over the office, the blackmail note, the possible (no, probable-the more he thought about it, the more probable it seemed) ruin of his career and his life.

Aside from the moth-eaten sofa, the bare bulb overhead, and a few dated magazines scattered in one corner, the room and its adjoining bathroom had been expertly stripped of anything that might be converted for use as a weapon.

The spell is undermined by real stuff like luggage, fast food and magazines scattered around, but the magical miniaturism still prevails (Johnson).

The company chose to bring the magazines, scattered among six buildings, into the same tower.

It's a bitter winter, ice everywhere, and I never know when the bike will go out from under me and send me flying into the street or onto the pavement, magazines and papers scattered.