How to Use shard in a Sentence

shard

noun

• Along with the eyes on the box, there was glass on the floor, in large shards.
  — David J. Neal, miamiherald, 20 Mar. 2018
• Above him, far over the trees, rise shards of bone white rock.
  — Julie Jag, The Salt Lake Tribune, 4 Aug. 2023
• As the iceman chipped away at the ice, kids would get the shards of ice that fell off the back of the truck.
  — Dawn Mitchell, Indianapolis Star, 19 July 2019
• After Pearl leaves, Rick brings one of the shards of glass to his neck.
  — Leah Marilla Thomas, Vulture, 25 Feb. 2024
• The skin is chip-like, a crisp shard you can crunch on with or without the rest of the dish.
  — Jenn Harriscolumnist, Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 2022
• At one point, the man grabs a bottle, breaks it and tries to stab the woman with the shards.
  — Andy Nguyen, latimes.com, 3 July 2019
• In it, there’s a shard of glass that shows Captain Carter’s shield.
  — Chris Smith, BGR, 3 Mar. 2022
• Tucked inside were crispy shards of spinach and cilantro.
  — Andrew Marton, star-telegram, 4 Apr. 2018
• There was no grass or even bare earth to lie on and the shards of stone dug at my body in 100 places.
  — Jim Carmichel, Outdoor Life, 25 July 2024
• From the shards of norms that the show leaves behind, may a greater nation be built.
  — Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 26 Sep. 2019
• Please collect the shards of your heart and keep reading.
  — Chloe Metzger, Marie Claire, 29 Mar. 2018
• Rudolph lost her right eye and a shard of glass remains in her left eye.
  — Kim Chandler, Star Tribune, 26 Sep. 2020
• This removes the small fragments of fruit and tiny ice shards.
  — Kevin Hopper, idahostatesman, 10 Apr. 2018
• The hazards minimize once the shards fall to the ground because the glass would mix with the earth.
  — NBC News, 22 May 2018
• Sometimes, too, clay pigeons break on the arm, and the shards are sharp enough to cut skin.
  — Phil Bourjaily, Field & Stream, 24 May 2023
• What was that shard that just went flying at your neck?
  — Christina Tkacik, baltimoresun.com, 14 Nov. 2019
• There’s a crack and shards on the ground and Angela is left holding the pointless piece.
  — Clare Sestanovich, The New Yorker, 6 Nov. 2023
• The few shards of sunlight that pierce the leaf canopy cast glitter-ball shapes on the bracken.
  — Stephen Humphries, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 Aug. 2023
• George must bounce between the shards of his fractured mind.
  — Lauren Puckett-Pope, ELLE, 6 May 2023
• Within about 5 seconds, the bear clambers out through the shards of glass and runs away.
  — Tiffini Theisen, OrlandoSentinel.com, 20 June 2018
• The shards hit the bus driver and reliever Blaine Boyer had to grab the wheel.
  — Andrew Joseph, USA TODAY, 16 Apr. 2018
• It is made of dense white clouds of steam, toxic gas and tiny shards of volcanic glass.
  — Time, 22 May 2018
• The team has also been able to find steel shards and wire made of manganese and platinum.
  — Jackie Appel, Popular Mechanics, 14 July 2023
• In 2011, a search of Collins' cell uncovered shards of metal, one of which was shaved to a point.
  — Freep.com, 11 Nov. 2019
• Other protesters were injured in the feet and legs by shards of the grenades.
  — Aurelien Breeden, New York Times, 27 Jan. 2020
• The neighbor, Herrera, had shards of metal and blood all over her.
  — Mike Hixenbaugh, Houston Chronicle, 24 Mar. 2018
• Flying shards of glass cut his mom's face and Standfield.
  — Kaitlyn Schwers, kansascity, 9 May 2018
• There should have been a clue: a distress call on the radio, a shard of wooden lifeboat, even a sailor’s cap.
  — Tim Prudente, Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2018
• Cover it before removal to prevent the spread of fiberglass shards on their way out of your home.
  — Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 3 Sep. 2024
• Pottery shards discovered at the sites suggest that shepherds sheltering in the area during winter regularly played the game to pass the time.
  — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 16 Sep. 2024

Last Updated: 10 Nov 2024