splinter

Example Sentences

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She trained in classical arts—voice and dance—and common notions of beauty are present in her music, yet she seems equally determined to splinter her tracks into pieces via technology.

From The Wall Street Journal

It was so overrun with ivy that the windowpanes were splintering.

From Literature

And earlier this month, seven of those MPs splintered off from the party in protest at the authoritarian management of long-standing leader Wilders.

From Barron's

There are some things that really are beyond repair—a rusted pot with a splintered handle, a box of books so damaged by water they’re mildewed and hard to read.

From Literature

There were splinters in odd places, but he wasn’t about to tell Aaron that and have to explain how he’d gotten them.

From Literature