splintery

Example Sentences

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"While it too often sands the complications off what you sense should feel like an uncomfortably splintery issue, in its best moments, it's a quietly fearsome piece of drama," wrote the Telegraph's Robbie Collin.

From BBC • May 31, 2023

It’s an inquisitive collection of art-pop songs with elliptical lyrics, subtle electronics and complex, splintery guitar playing that blends the unvarnished voice of indie rock with the wonder of jazz.

From Washington Post • Nov. 13, 2020

Playing with Mr. Sorey here, he often reduced Monk’s song themes to scaffolds and wisps; his own chiming, splintery swing feels attested to Monk’s long shadow, even in a context dominated by free improvisation.

From New York Times • Oct. 30, 2017

But if “Krisha” was a harrowing psychodrama rendered in a splintery John Cassavetes syntax, “It Comes at Night” portrays a different kind of breakdown, one etched in dim light and implacable shadows.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2017

It looked abandoned, its clapboard siding faded to splintery gray.

From "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt