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

After a brief period of postrevolutionary hope, Libya splintered a few years later into two rival governments.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 2026

The anti-Assad forces were splintered, mutually mistrustful and prone to looting; the areas they controlled descended into anarchy.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2026

Instead, after the region won independence from Spain in the early 19th century, it splintered into almost three dozen states of varying commitment to democracy and the rule of law.

From Barron's • Jan. 18, 2026

No day to wreck a life already splintered like a cheap windowpane, but Violet, well you had to know Violet.

From "Jazz" by Toni Morrison