The phrase "scattered papers" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to describe a situation in which a number of documents or papers are spread out in a disorganized manner. For example, "The floor was littered with scattered papers following the explosion."
He looks through some scattered papers, but no luck.
"I've got your credential here somewhere...".. He looks through some scattered papers, but no luck.
"I've got your credential here somewhere…" He looks through some scattered papers, but no luck.
It's a scene of disintegration: of clouds of ashes; scattered papers; milling, dispersing crowds; a slow-motion falling-apart.
In a small office behind the chugging refrigeration trucks, called the Identification Commission Center, there are no computers, only scattered papers on tabletops.
Afterward, Mr. Rivera said, he heard the rustling of scattered papers, the crunching of broken glass and the thud of his computer sliding off his desk.
The over-story canopy cover, usually entirely white spruce but occasionally with either scattered paper birch or balsam poplar (Populus balsamifera) can range from 60to100%0%.
When Chase was the featured comedian at the White House Correspondents Association Dinnerr in 1976, Ford embraced the shtick, scattering papers and silverware across the dais, mostly on Chase's lap.
What did he say?" and the wind squall off the ocean blew stronger, scattering papers and maps and adding its own sudden savage bluster to the general din.
When Chase was the featured comedian at the White House Correspondents Association Dinnerr in 1976, Ford embraced the shtick, scattering papers and silverware across the dais, mostly on Chase's lap". -- The Chinese ambassador to the United States, Cui Tiankai, said that it is "very confusing" trying to discern who Trump listens to on trade.
When Taymor disagreed, Weinstein responded with rage, calling her "the most arrogant person I have ever met," tearing up and scattering papers at her feet, and threatening not her but her film—"I'm going to sell this to HBO," he said, meaning for cable-TV release rather than theatrical release.
