splintered
Example Sentences
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When he climbed the heap of slurry, he saw splintered furniture and ruined papers, but one thing remained intact.
From BBC ● Apr. 4, 2026
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 ● Jan. 27, 2026
One thing to be said for the splintered families of three new novels is that being dysfunctional is better than being nonfunctional—at least an effort is being made.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 7, 2026
But Boko Haram has since splintered and been largely confined to the Muslim-dominated villages of the far northeast, where few Christians remain.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 24, 2025
With the knife, he split some tinder from one of the splintered planks and set a fire on the grass.
From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman
