Example Sentences
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The ocean scenery is fake; the wooden splinters are real.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026
I also wanted to understand if my treatment, which forced me to excavate painful childhood memories lodged beneath the surface, like splinters the skin had long healed over, could help others.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 26, 2026
Navigating around the crater, Al-Ahmad trudged into the blown-out remains of the hall, his feet crunching on an underbrush of glass, wood splinters and insulation.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 24, 2026
"I read a heart breaking story about a mother who'd just moved into a house, and her young child got some splinters in his toes and was in quite a lot of pain," he said.
From BBC ● Apr. 24, 2025
The lock was on the floor among splinters.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
