shard

Example Sentences

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A conservator uncovers the shard, which bears an intense blue figure of a skylark — evidence, at least to the reader, that Alouette’s recipe endured, and a symbol of how both she and Sasha escaped.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 4, 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

"The light was stunning and I captured the shot just as a shard of light from the winter sun broke through the cloud," she said.

From BBC • Feb. 4, 2024

And he didn’t immediately know that a shard had broken free until he returned to the huddle Saturday night and teammates began pointing it out to him.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 17, 2024

The largest shard was the size of his palm.

From "A Single Shard" by Linda Sue Park