fragments
Example Sentences
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Some practices were lost; others "survived in fragments" - in the memories of elders, in family heirlooms.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
Hopeful return: Bryce Elder had an arthroscopic procedure to clean up bone fragments in his right knee on Sept. 8.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
The material is then treated with a mild solvent, which interacts with those fragments and causes the polymer to swell.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 10, 2026
The cataloged fragments were held on the concrete floor of Hangar 17 at John F. Kennedy Airport, and the authors describe the tense atmosphere inside the cavernous space.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
It stung a little, and fragments of earth fell down his collar and under his clothes.
From "Stardust" by Neil Gaiman
