splinter
noun
a small, thin, sharp piece of wood, bone, or the like, split or broken off from the main body.
will splinter
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future tenseof splinter.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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The longer that list remains out of reach, the more disgruntled they will become, and the more his delicate coalition will splinter.
From Slate ● Jul. 15, 2025
That people will splinter into hostile groups when common sense would lead them to unite is what fuels “The Last of Us,” as a game and a series, and lifts it into classical epic territory.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 20, 2025
It will determine whether a fragile unity can be maintained, or if it will splinter or shatter.
From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2023
They found that under current protection schemes, marine heat waves expected over the next 50 years will splinter the suitable habitat for these larvae.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 26, 2023
This second characteristic is a tough hardness, not a brittle hardness, like that of glass or flint, which will splinter violently at a blow in the most unexpected directions; but a Their second characteristic.
From Modern Painters, Volume IV (of V) by John Ruskin
