Example sentences for: splintered

How can you use “splintered” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • He drifted away from his guests to the television, where Close found him channel surfing, staring at the procession of silent images as they blinked past, his once-legendary attention span splintered into nothingness.

  • The boats are brightly colored and carefully tended to ensure that they are always in peak condition — not one is splintered or sun-bleached.

  • Terrorism came under the jurisdiction of at least 14 different committees in the House alone, and budget and oversight functions in the House and Senate concerning terrorism were also splintered badly among committees.

  • By the 11th century, the caliphate had splintered into a mosaic of fractious states — 26 at one point, and the Balearics became an independent emirate.

  • Its attention to terrorism was episodic and splintered across several committees.


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