shard

An autopsy report on an Arizona man who died in a crash noted a large shard in his neck that had a DTN serial number inscribed on it.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026

She seemed to hold no mistrust toward me and my halting Spanish, no shard of suspicion that I could use to create the usual distance around myself.

From Slate ● Jan. 15, 2026

There she saw a pottery shard bearing only the letters "Burs", and intrigued, began to research their meaning.

From BBC ● Jan. 16, 2024

It mattered because it took place when women were beginning to shatter old stereotypes, and she wanted to obliterate every shard of that glass ceiling.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2023

When we were children, Hassan and I used to climb the poplar trees in the driveway of my father’s house and annoy our neigh­bors by reflecting sunlight into their homes with a shard of mirror.

From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini

He’s still getting to know the boulders, wooden pilings and shards of rusty metal.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

According to a video shared Monday on Threads, a Parton fan who planned to lay flowers at the star found that it was marred by what seemed to be shards from a broken candle.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026

Let cool completely on the baking sheet, then break into clusters and shards.

From Salon ● Jul. 14, 2026

There are many risks that come with skip diving, as skips often contain broken glass, metal shards or biohazardous waste.

From BBC ● May 28, 2026

Scattered among the remains of frozen dinners were shards of a broken record.

From "The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street" by Karina Yan Glaser