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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He later slipped and twisted his lower right leg badly as he made a dash to collect a supply package across ground covered by broken bricks, concrete shards, pieces of steel and other debris.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026
Tawfiq Al Haboun pointed to shards of fibre glass and bits of metal at his feet – part of a downed Houthi drone that he said was carrying C4 explosives.
From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026
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
Juan Felipe Giraldo, the 24-year-old buried amid the shards of a ruined hotel, is supposed to get married on Sunday.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
It shattered, sending china shards all over the sink and floor.
From "It All Comes Down to This" by Karen English
