fragment
noun
a part broken off or detached.
Example Sentences
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But information arrives in fragments: a barcode result here, a recall notice there, a corrected FDA finding, a corporate statement, a congressional inquiry.
From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2026
Broken engine fragments smashed a cabin window of a Ryanair plane last month causing a man's head and right shoulder to be sucked into the hole, US investigators have said.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
The separated fan blade resulted in damage to portions of the engine’s cover and sent engine fragments flying, striking the airplane’s fuselage and its horizontal stabilizer, according to the report.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
And as Britain's political landscape fragments, Binface has become more than a comic sideshow.
From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026
A few bits survived: Beowulf in England, the Nibelungenlied in Germany, and some stray fragments here and there.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
