splinter
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
It was as decrepit as when Clare had arrived, but not a singed splinter more.
From Literature
![]()
And like all of television, reality is facing splintered and waning audiences so the decibel level of that conversation-sparking is often dialed way up.
From Los Angeles Times
Above us hammer blows and splintering wood showed where a squad of trained searchers was probing for the secret room.
From Literature
![]()
The lock was on the floor among splinters.
From Literature
![]()
Finally, he scraped the antlers and the long bones clean, and tied them into a bundle for splintering later into fishhooks, needles and arrowheads.
From Literature
![]()
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.