How to Use splinter in a Sentence

splinter

1 of 2 noun

• I got a splinter in my finger.
• There were splinters of glass everywhere.
• Wood chips, dust, splinters, and dirt rained down on me.
  — Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 19 Nov. 2018
• On the other side of the square, three men are sitting on a bench, passing the splinter of a joint back and forth.
  — Jonathan D. Fitzgerald, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Mar. 2021
• Up on the plateau overlooking the village, the school and churches are blown to splinters.
  — Jason Motlagh, Rolling Stone, 16 Apr. 2023
• Drug gangs and splinter groups have long fought for control.
  — Washington Post, 19 July 2019
• While some of the splinter groups were once polygamous, many no longer are.
  — Anchorage Daily News, 6 Nov. 2019
• To crack this cold case, the team would need to find and follow a splinter of forensic debris.
  — Sean Kingsley, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Oct. 2022
• The synthetic decking is splinter free and roomy enough to set up small tents.
  — al, 14 Nov. 2022
• Wood splinters that looked like spears were strewn about inside.
  — Bracey Harris, NBC News, 10 May 2023
• But keeping the lineups straight for the Airplane and two splinter bands took a wall-size flowchart.
  — Bill Van Niekerken, SFChronicle.com, 18 Sep. 2019
• As the raid began, Carausu heard the cabin’s front door splinter.
  — Longreads, 5 May 2022
• Defying the laws of physics, the world splinters and is put back together.
  — Eve Hill-Agnus, Dallas News, 8 Mar. 2023
• Read full article Adam Khan, 45, was hit by splinters in his leg and both hands.
  — Anwarullah Khan and Riaz Khan, BostonGlobe.com, 30 July 2023
• Whether the party splinters over ideology or over the challenger’s ego, the result is the same.
  — Walter Shapiro, The New Republic, 3 Apr. 2023
• According to the outlet, the splinter was a half-meter long, just under two feet.
  — Helen Murphy, PEOPLE.com, 17 July 2019
• There are a number of splinter groups from the SBC already, and perhaps this incident will lead to more.
  — Dominic Pino, National Review, 3 June 2021
• At the start of the protest, about 7 p.m., a splinter group of about 50 people broke off from the main group, crossing a chain-link gate and entering the ICE property.
  — Elise Schmelzer, The Denver Post, 12 July 2019
• The varnish strengthens it against the weather and prevent cracks, splinters, and warping.
  — Emma Bazilian, House Beautiful, 15 June 2023
• Bullets and grenades ripped through branches and leaves, sending splinters of wood whistling past.
  — Joshua Yaffa, The New Yorker, 31 July 2023
• And for an abuela who’s never suffered a single splinter for her art, a loving touch.
  — René A. Guzman, San Antonio Express-News, 27 Apr. 2021
• Made out of leather, these gloves will protect your hands and fingers from thorns, splinters, and more while gardening.
  — Brandi Fuller, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 July 2023
• Someone started jumping on the S.U.V. From up the street, where more police cars were parked, came the splinter-thud of smashing windshields.
  — New York Times, 25 Oct. 2021
• If the shelf weakens and splinters into icebergs, the dam will break, and the ice sheet on land will accelerate its slide into the ocean.
  — WIRED, 27 Oct. 2023
• Its militant threat remains, diffused and scattered across the world through a range of splinter groups.
  — Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 2 Aug. 2022
• Do this on both faces to ensure nicely rounded surfaces that won’t damage the cord or give you a splinter.
  — Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 23 Jan. 2021
• Among them are splinter groups, who are also at odds with one another.
  — Stefano Pozzebon, CNN, 6 Feb. 2022
• Since the largest meteorite fragments exploded on the ground, many small splinters must have formed.
  — Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 7 Aug. 2023
• In a swath of Gaza City's Yarmouk neighborhood reduced to splinters, a bleeding man hugged a child after both were dug out of the rubble.
  — Compiled By Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2023
• On larger chips and those that already have a rust colony growing, use the splinter tweezers or a fine dental pick to flake off any loose paint.
  — Paul Wright, Popular Mechanics, 13 Nov. 2020

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splinter

2 of 2 verb

• The impact of the crash splintered the glass.
• The board splintered under his weight.
• The death of Smith causes the church to splinter into three groups.
  — CNN, 19 Aug. 2021
• If the deal is not approved, the sale will become splintered.
  — Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz, 23 June 2023
• The cockpit is edged in Kevlar, which won’t splinter like the carbon-fiber hull if there’s a crash.
  — Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 28 Sep. 2023
• Both would splinter in days and be a memory in a month.
  — Barbara Amiel, Town & Country, 20 Sep. 2020
• The high fields on either side of the road were splintered with old stalks and stems, the reddish soil lay pale in the severe light.
  — Lan Samantha Chang, Harper's Magazine, 14 Aug. 2023
• Sometimes the aliases splinter off to form side projects.
  — Hua Hsu, The New Yorker, 18 Jan. 2021
• The comments could’ve caused the Lakers to fracture, the front office to panic or the team to splinter.
  — Los Angeles Times, 7 Jan. 2023
• The splintering lumber broke apart and flew through the wind, still flaming.
  — Claire Galofaro and Matt Sedensky, Anchorage Daily News, 14 Aug. 2023
• But by 1997 the group had splintered, with Saadiq off to pursue his own career.
  — Brandon Caldwell, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2023
• Over the course of the season, though, the spirit of unity that had inspired the protest started to splinter.
  — New York Times, 19 May 2021
• The night, maybe the season, didn’t splinter because Bobrovsky didn’t.
  — Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 6 May 2022
• But that was at a time when the New Deal coalition was only just starting to splinter.
  — Timothy Noah, The New Republic, 23 Feb. 2023
• In 1971 the Kasekela tribe began to splinter, after the death of its former leader.
  — Matthew Bian, Discover Magazine, 17 Sep. 2021
• On the other hand, wood is more likely to splinter and may need to be resealed each year.
  — Lauren Wellbank, Parents, 11 July 2023
• Finding a durable chew toy that won't splinter and isn't a choking hazard has been quite the task.
  — Jorie Nicole McDonald, Southern Living, 26 Feb. 2021
• The bullet shattered the back of his skull, splintering it into 36 pieces.
  — Liz Szabo, CBS News, 6 Nov. 2023
• Bones can splinter and break, which can be dangerous for your pup.
  — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 23 Oct. 2022
• The frustration was real Sunday, but this isn’t a team ready to splinter.
  — Doug Lesmerises, cleveland, 19 Oct. 2020
• If the club doesn’t reach a long-term deal with one and tag the other by 10:59 Monday morning, the team’s offensive core could splinter.
  — David Moore, Dallas News, 16 Mar. 2020
• Other developments might also splinter the Pac-12 and help the Big 12′s cause in the process.
  — Dallas News, 22 July 2022
• Rafiki’s death could splinter his family, known as the Nkuringo group.
  — Jack Losh, National Geographic, 12 June 2020
• When another attack splinters the small town of Pikeville, Charlotte is the first witness on the scene.
  — Joe Otterson, Variety, 19 Mar. 2024
• The veterans who built this culture and have yet to splinter in the public eye have continued to make that clear.
  — Nate Atkins, The Indianapolis Star, 2 Jan. 2023
• That film, which opened last Friday with a bang at the box office, sees the Lambert family splintered.
  — Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 12 July 2023
• Prevent splintering by rubbing WD-40 into the wood and make your tools last longer.
  — Nina Derwin, Redbook, 17 Aug. 2023
• The landscape shimmered with color as if a giant rainbow had toppled and splintered across the ground.
  — Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 24 Feb. 2024
• The telepathic connection had been built over thousands of sets, but Coltrane’s band was about to splinter.
  — David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 9 Oct. 2021
• But her family, one of São Miguel’s most devout, splintered after hearing the words of the pastor.
  — Bishop Sand, Washington Post, 17 Feb. 2024

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