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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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
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
In the aboveground labs, they used artificial intelligence and digital technologies to reassemble the millions of shards into recognizable forms.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 8, 2026
It takes her the better part of an hour to set and heal the shards of bone.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
