How do you use Splinter in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like sliver or separate, plus the exact meaning.
Splinter in a sentence
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Splinter meaning
- A long, sharp fragment of material, often wood.
- A small such fragment that gets embedded in the flesh.
Synonyms of Splinter
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Using Splinter
- The main meaning on this page is: A long, sharp fragment of material, often wood. | A long, sharp fragment of material, often wood. | A small such fragment that gets embedded in the flesh.
- Useful related words include: sliver, separate, split up, split.
- Possible Dutch translations are: splinter.
- In the example corpus, splinter often appears in combinations such as: splinter group, splinter groups, the splinter.
Context around Splinter
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 7 start, 9 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Splinter
- In this selection, "splinter" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, master, potentially, may, cell, off and groups stand out and add context to how "splinter" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a spidering splinter through my and and master splinter are preparing. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "splinter" sits close to words such as aberration, aditya and af, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with splinter
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Police stopped splinter groups from staging separate protests in Zurich and Basel. (12 words)
Jackie Chan's Master Splinter warns the brothers humanity will always persecute them. (13 words)
A corruption scandal in the Popular Party prompted Vox to splinter off in 2013. (14 words)
Ubisoft’s Splinter Cell series has been dormant since the release of Splinter Cell Blacklist back in 2013, but protagonist Sam Fisher is about to make his way into another Tom Clancy game. (33 words)
In the new footage, the classic crew — Leonardo, Raphael, Donatello, Michelangelo and Master Splinter — are preparing to square off against a horde of menacing mutants (and not the cheesy-slice-loving kind). (32 words)
Splinter may be a father figure in addition to the turtles’ trainer, but most of the hallmarks of the universe are present here, including the underground base and the love for pizza. (32 words)
Or did a splinter group of Palestinian radicals attempt to assassinate Mahmoud Abbas for refusing to declare war on Israel? (20 words)
Example sentences (20)
Auten and Splinter do not estimate the top 400, but the Saez-Zucman tax rate for that group is still far above Auten and Splinter’s estimate for the bottom group.
Ubisoft’s Splinter Cell series has been dormant since the release of Splinter Cell Blacklist back in 2013, but protagonist Sam Fisher is about to make his way into another Tom Clancy game.
A corruption scandal in the Popular Party prompted Vox to splinter off in 2013.
After his poor showing in May elections, Mr Tsipras had struggled to rally his voter base, a task complicated by splinter parties formed by some of his former associates.
At the same time, reviving the overhaul would probably revitalize the protests and potentially splinter Netanyahu’s government again.
Despite a lackluster start, and plenty of patience from the pair, something akin to firewood begins to splinter off after a few attempts.
Despite that, Splinter is confident that he can defeat her, but not with his superior fighting ability.
In the longer term, the CGT may splinter (not for the first time in its history).
In the new footage, the classic crew — Leonardo, Raphael, Donatello, Michelangelo and Master Splinter — are preparing to square off against a horde of menacing mutants (and not the cheesy-slice-loving kind).
It’s a lot like when your hand brushes up against a piece of wood and you come away with a splinter.
Jackie Chan's Master Splinter warns the brothers humanity will always persecute them.
Major Catholic and Protestant paramilitary groups gave up violence and disarmed, but small IRA splinter groups continue to mount sporadic attacks on security forces.
Or did a splinter group of Palestinian radicals attempt to assassinate Mahmoud Abbas for refusing to declare war on Israel?
Police stopped splinter groups from staging separate protests in Zurich and Basel.
Splinter may be a father figure in addition to the turtles’ trainer, but most of the hallmarks of the universe are present here, including the underground base and the love for pizza.
Splinter of the Mind’s Eye is, as to be expected, much smaller than the previous escapade into this universe.
The Branch Davidians, who believe that the apocalypse is imminent in their lifetime, are a splinter group of the Seventh-day Adventist Church.
The film features plenty of classic characters from the franchise, including Splinter (Jackie Chan), April O'Neil (Ayo Edebiri), and Baxter Stockman (Giancarlo Esposito).
The former president and his team had welcomed a large field of rivals, believing they would splinter the anti-Trump vote and prevent a clear challenger from emerging.
The worst offender of them all sent a spidering splinter through my soul within the first two words.
Common combinations with splinter
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- splinter group 21×
- splinter groups 16×
- the splinter 13×
- to splinter 10×
- splinter cell 7×
- of splinter 7×
- splinter parties 6×
- splinter of 6×
- splinter the 6×
- splinter off 4×