shard

[US]/ʃɑːd/
[UK]/ʃɑrd/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. a piece of a hard brittle substance, especially a piece of broken pottery or glass

Example Sentences

shards of emotional relationships

a shard of steel knifed through the mainsail.

shards of glass flew in all directions.

The sharp shard of glass cut his finger.

She carefully picked up the ceramic shard from the floor.

The archaeologists found a shard of pottery dating back to ancient times.

The explosion sent shards of metal flying in all directions.

He collected colorful shards of sea glass along the shore.

The artist used glass shards to create a unique mosaic artwork.

A shard of memory from her childhood suddenly resurfaced.

The old vase shattered into countless sharp shards when it fell.

She felt a sharp pain as a shard of metal pierced her skin.

The broken mirror left fragments and shards scattered on the floor.

Real-world Examples

Or we could shatter into countless theoretical shards.

Source: Rick and Morty Season 2 (Bilingual)

There's a plasma shard in the Abadango Cluster.

Source: Rick and Morty Season 3 (Bilingual)

A shard of dragonglass plunged into your heart.

Source: Game of Thrones Season 6

Remember the gold shards that I dug out of Colin's neck?

Source: English little tyrant

A shard of ice seemed to pierce Harry's heart.

Source: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

I use a little broken shard of diamond, smashed, and it's like a little splinter.

Source: A Small Story, A Great Documentary

The Imperial War Museum North is designed to resemble the shards of a world shattered by conflict.

Source: Vacation Travel City Guide (Video Version)

We've got the cheesy base, the cheesy shards.

Source: Gourmet Base

They already recalled 50 million inflators after some sprayed metal shards and killed at least 25 people worldwide.

Source: PBS English News

And, it's riddled with shards of glass and metallic iron.

Source: Crash Course Botany

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