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

Lead single Greedy is a glistening shard of sultry pop that has topped Spotify's global chart and soundtracked nearly four million videos on TikTok.

From BBC ● Dec. 9, 2023

So no matter what kind of shard she portrays herself as Sam to be, under it, you feel that vulnerability of Chlöe, and I think that audiences will respond to it.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 7, 2023

Jack looked into the shard of mirror, and his eyes widened in surprise.

From "Breadcrumbs" by Anne Ursu

Juan Felipe Giraldo, the 24-year-old buried amid the shards of a ruined hotel, is supposed to get married on Sunday.

From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026

Johnson is prized for his “Broken Men” grids of anxious-seeming, masklike figures composed of shards of ceramic tile, mirror, shells and wood.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 16, 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

Researchers carefully sift through dirt samples and use specialized tools called micromanipulators to isolate the tiny shards.

From Science Daily ● May 11, 2026

Then, whoosh, a blast of wind exploded out of the mountain, a white-hot mix of ash and gas and shards of rock.

From "I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980" by Lauren Tarshis