fragments

Example Sentences

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Researchers uncovered 23 hearths containing large numbers of crushed and burned fragments of green mineral.

From Science Daily • Jun. 3, 2026

In four years of war, Romania has reported 28 airspace breaches and 47 fallen drone fragments, according to data released on Friday by the defence ministry.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

Some 90 objects from the mid-13th to the early 16th century are spread out in three galleries, along with architectural fragments, engravings and other items, but it is the drawings that captivate us.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

She added: "It helps us find fragments of rainforest that we maybe didn't know existed."

From BBC • May 21, 2026

People were everywhere; some working in the quarry itself, others scattered about the hillside; the heftier among the men splitting boulders, the women and children chipping fragments off the larger stones.

From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya