fragment

Example Sentences

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The Younger Dryas hypothesis proposes that around 12,800 years ago, fragments of a comet exploded above Earth, setting off a sudden global cooling episode known as the Younger Dryas.

From Science Daily

The most important question, according to Bernstein, is how fragmented the market gets.

From MarketWatch

It strikes me that standing among Thomas’ wall-to-wall collection of eye-popping bric-à-brac — all of it painstakingly organized by color — is not unlike living in Hebron, a place haunted by fragments of its past.

From Salon

Its “lack of autonomy and fragmented authority,” the motion said, “currently undermines its ability to coordinate emergency management effectively.”

From Los Angeles Times

"They are fragmented, and they have no leadership," she added of the insurgent groups.

From Barron's