splintering

Example Sentences

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Now this very coalition is splintering as his support spirals downward.

From Salon • Feb. 21, 2026

The estate of Wuthering Heights is foreboding and dark, with rocks splintering through the walls, while Linton’s Thrushcross Grange bears a Victorian aesthetic, containing the outside world.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 11, 2026

Individual investors kicked off 2026 by taking a page from the playbook of global central banks and stockpiling gold as a hedge against a splintering world order.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 10, 2026

“Or you get chaos and splintering and regionalization,” Ratney said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 13, 2026

The trophy smashed against the floor, the plastic basketball player’s arm splintering off, still grasping its ball.

From "The Fault in Our Stars" by John Green