splintering

Example Sentences

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Instead, the middle class is splintering along generational lines.

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026

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

From Salon • Feb. 21, 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

“Even if there is some post-crackdown splintering, the nucleus of the regime now has even more incentive to stick together.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 12, 2026

From the direction of the barn Jody heard a shrill whistling scream and a splintering of wood, and then a man’s voice shouting.

From "The Red Pony" by John Steinbeck