shard
noun
a fragment, especially of broken earthenware.
shards
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pluralof shard.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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According to a video shared Monday on Threads, a Parton fan who planned to lay flowers at the star found that it was marred by what seemed to be shards from a broken candle.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
Next to the damaged station, dozens of onlookers stared at the flames roaring from the vehicle amid shards of glass and rubble, AFP journalists observed.
From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026
Let cool completely on the baking sheet, then break into clusters and shards.
From Salon ● Jul. 14, 2026
Three years ago he expanded into a larger studio to create towering sculptures built from thousands of tiny, hand cut mirrored shards that can stretch up to 27 feet tall and weigh a ton.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 27, 2026
The window louvers shattered and the glass shards clinked as they fell to the floor.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
