Example Sentences

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His prospects may have been boosted by a last minute deal to reunite an opposition bloc that had splintered on Friday over whether he should be the candidate.

From Reuters • Mar. 6, 2023

By mid-2021, Ms. Snyder’s Facebook group had splintered.

From New York Times • Aug. 1, 2022

There had been some issues when the second arch was being installed last year after part of the wood had splintered, city officials said.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 18, 2022

The next day, the colony’s lieutenant governor declared martial law and dispatched sixty soldiers to suppress the rebellion, which had splintered into gangs, some moving along the roads, others retreating into the forests.

From The New Yorker • Jan. 20, 2020

Hazel heard a cracking sound, like the keel had splintered.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan