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Sentence Examples There are suspicions about how Republican Sinn Fein, a splinter group, was able to summon such huge numbers. Little did Christina know that this would be the day that set in motion a chain of events that would splinter her family. He could feel the light crisping his skin, in but a few moments he would petrify like aged wood and splinter across the floor. A microscopic splinter in a finger can be extremely painful, while a cut on your leg may not hurt as much! Millennials are capable of participating in mainstream politics, unlike Gen Xers, who believed in splinter parties. I save the ice cubes until last, biting and crunching them between my teeth until I can feel the ice splinter and crack. Fortunately, the two of them have to split up to investigate rumours that a political splinter group is manufacturing a clone army. Two years ago, at the age of 43, Mamata Banerjee, right, split from the Congress party to form a splinter group, the Trinamool Congress. The splinter bar serves for hitching the wheel horses, and has for this purpose four trace hooks. He let us know of his dissatisfaction by kicking out at the splinter bars behind him. The weapons were to be used by the Continuity IRA, a republican splinter group opposed to the peace process. I presume that upon being sawn some laminate panels crack and delaminate themselves, and these do not, or possibly splinter lightly. The splinter bar is equipped with eyebolts to facilitate a one or two horse pull. Oddly, according to official regulations and manuals no provision was made to carry spare swindle trees and splinter bars. While looking down I noticed the left support brace for my seat was swinging loose from the splinter bar. Any attempt to expel certain groups based on untrue allegations will be likely to splinter the movement unnecessarily. The remaining 8 seats were clinched by splinter parties or independent candidates. He was saved from the strained silence when she let out a victorious cry as the last splinter was caught between the tweezers. Fanship, a splinter group of hero worship, is a natural consequence of contemporary life. Then, over the high, exposed moorland road, with a backdrop of hills still decorated by shrinking dollops of snow, the race began to splinter. Show More Sentences But after the elder Lamonica died, in 1984, his oldest son took over and the congregation began to splinter. Sivar turned away and chipped at a splinter of wood that poked from the window ledge. The splinter from the broken glass hit Evelyn's right shin, leaving a two-inch gash. We've even varnished it all over so that no splinter would hurt your flesh. The price we pay for our brand of Democracy is to allow splinter groups and Parties to stand for election. Scott jackets the entire shaft in impact-resistant fiberglass so it won't splinter when a rogue wave has you smacking it against the gunwale. Later the same year Albany was killed by a lance splinter at a tournament in Paris. A chart giving the correct lengths and heights for poles and splinter bars and a table for shaft lengths and widths is exceptionally valuable. The parliamentary Greens went along with the radicals because they knew if they didn't the radicals would splinter the party. On examination she was apyrexial, had splinter haemorrhages on two fingernails, and had a raised jugular venous pressure. There have been renegades for many years in the IRA, splinter groups and the like. The Real IRA had already been formed by a splinter group which opposed Sinn Fein's move towards participation in government. With that Max rammed head first into the wall and the rotten wood began to splinter. The splinter could not be extracted, and the liver was tamponed and drained. A splinter group, the Freedom Party, have a councillor in South Staffordshire. There are a few folks in various splinter groups practicing identity politics. With a true splinter fore-end, the shooter is cradling the barrels rather than the stock. I do not think that the BBC would provide a soap box to a fringe splinter group of the National Front or any other fascist party at all. But the splinter of the self that consistently emerges as the common enemy of the true and the good alike is the will, always seeking to overleap its own bounds. At one point, a splinter branch sloped off to enjoy the thermal springs at Venturina – oh god, heat! Show More Sentences We will not allow ignorant splinter groups to fan the flames of sectarianism. If an awl was not available, a pointed tool, a splinter of bone or the corner of an ulu served to make the needle-hole. Thomas Jefferson endured a vicious, partisan press, and Lincoln saw his Whig party splinter into anti-slavery Republicans and popular sovereignty Democrats. He was wearing earphones and a shell splinter had cut the line from his ear phone to the radio set. A different splinter group, the Continuity I. R. A., claimed responsibility. Mayor Ken Livingstone, citing rogue feeding by a splinter group, is banning any feeding. There is a tiny splinter group, of course, that believes you can do these things. A splinter group of far left elements called for a violent movement against globalization and war. So I think it's rather insulting to suggest before this committee that this is a splinter group that is insignificant. There are multiple splinter groups, gangs associated with one of the three and at least one splinter group that is exclusively female. In early 1993 three members of the Trotskyist Red Action splinter group were arrested in connection with PIRA attacks in England. He agreed, and a few Tanzanians joined us in a splinter group which met with Freire every day for the rest of the conference. More importantly, why is the Bloc aiding and abetting splinter groups that are trying to deny a defining event in our history? The sound of metal on metal, the thud of the quintain and splinter of wood ring out much as they would have done 800 years ago. This faction of the opposition is itself fractured into dozens of splinter groups. A tornado does not just topple trees, it tears off their branches and twists their trunks until they splinter. The second lesson is that progressive movements all too often splinter among themselves, rather than uniting around common values. Likewise, there have been reports of violence stemming from Southern splinter groups as well. Throughout their history the FDLR have known several splinter groups that broke away from the main organisation because of certain disagreements. Several splinter armed groups have emerged in different parts of the country and more are in the offing. Show More Sentences They probably are a reaction to a minor injury, such a bug bite or a splinter. In the early 60s, he was a member of a splinter group called Victory For Socialism. They have the capacity to cause trouble disproportionate to their numbers – 300 between all the splinter groups? Or if I remove a splinter from my daughter's finger, do I have the right to be called a physician? African elephants live in large clans that splinter off into smaller families. Never give cooked but always raw bones to your dogs and cats: cooked bones are softer and splinter easily. The number of parties grows, as new groups join the fray and existing groups splinter into factions. Why do you observe the splinter in your brother's eye and never notice the great log in your own? They lived in no man's land, homeless Cassandras producing their bulletins or little magazines in small back rooms, forming splinter groups without influence. The LDS renounced polygamy long ago in response to bigamy laws, and doesn't recognize any splinter groups that practice polygamy. As soon as she touched it, she felt a sharp splinter pierce her thumb. While new open-carry groups pop up and old organizations splinter, the gun control movement has found strength in partnerships. A slight splinter can chafe the skin until it is tender and sore. Climbers pile up as harnesses and shoes and ropes come out, helmets are donned, groups splinter into pairs and trios, and the conga line slowly inches up the mountain. Shiite religious leaders don't want powerful regions that would dilute their national clout, and there's always the danger the country could splinter. It is not known that there exists one good reason for attachment to the splinter bar, or why a barbaric and antiquated method should be longer adhered to. While one assault was perpetrated in the West Bank by a small splinter group, the violence had subsided and it appeared as if serious negotiations would resume. The hospital occupation on January 24 was an act of desperation by an armed group known as the God's Army, a small splinter group from the Karen National Union. After the Liberal Party left the coalition in April 2000, Prime Minister Mori welcomed a Liberal Party splinter group, the New Conservative Party, into the ruling coalition. Wide windshields with splinter proof glass ensure excellent visibility. Show More Sentences But the young guns who have taken their place want to make a name for themselves and have formed sinister splinter groups. This was a splinter group from the Officials. The event at Iveagh House in central Dublin marked 40 years since the abduction by a splinter group. The ISIL, an Al-Qaeda splinter group, has in the recent months seized some parts of territory in Iraq and Syria and declared a caliphate. Responding to a question he said, there is confusion about the exact number of Taliban splinter groups active in various parts of the country. The group gathers under its banner several extreme nationalist and fascist splinter groups. I had hoped the huge revulsion caused by the Omagh bomb would force the splinter groups to give up. The favoured timber for pencils was Red Cedar as it was aromatic and did not splinter when sharpened. The Real IRA splinter group claims responsibility. A papula had developed near his right knee in 1992 after a wood splinter had penetrated the skin. If a splinter occurred at the end of a crack, or indeed any other unevenness, then the seal might be compromised. In recent years, there have been attempts by splinter groups to incorporate under very similar names. A handful of splinter parties have been unable to win election to parliament. The Ebionites may have been a splinter group of Nazarenes, with disagreements over Christology and leadership. Hardy, standing next to Nelson on the quarterdeck, had his shoe buckle dented by a splinter. In the celebrations that followed the treaty, Henry was killed by a stray splinter from a lance. Of course, there are exceptions, and one can find many older American doubleguns stocked with splinter forends and full pistol grips. If you go barefoot, you could get a splinter or a cut. Unlike wood or metal alternatives, Seaboard will not rust, corrode, rot, delaminate or splinter. The attack on the MGS Haskanita was allegedly carried out by splinter forces of JEM, under the command of Abu Garda, jointly with the troops belonging to another armed group. Show More Sentences The body may try to reject the piercing as it would a splinter. When the plane lands, the team keep their goodbyes brief, splinter into smaller cliques and return to their families dispersed across their nationless homeland. She marvels that she hasn't found even a splinter of wood from the roll-top desk that sat in the house. The steep pebble beach is dragged and drawn by waves that crackle and seethe with the mass of moving stone, while frozen pools on the shore splinter and craze in joyful counterpoint. Prof. William Ryan: They're a very small splinter group, for one thing, and they're certainly way out of touch with the whole 3,500 years of Judaeo-Christian culture. More splinter groups have emerged since then. I don't consider that church to be a very small splinter group. Jharkhand was once a stronghold of the CPI, but now a dozen splinter groups like the TPC, JLT, JPC and MPM have emerged in the area. The CIRA is a splinter republican group which has bombed several times before, twice in Co Fermanagh, and all at tense periods in the peace process. Thirdly, the government will seek clarity on the stance and relationship of the TTP with some splinter groups that have continued to launch attacks during the ceasefire. Conveniently, his list of endorsees didn't include any of the Senate Republicans who have attracted scorn from various splinter groups within the party. After arming these vehicles, many of which are pickup trucks and panel vans, the al-Qaeda splinter group uses the vehicles in clashes in Iraq and Syria, the report says. It will produce numerous splinter groups who will be there simply to ensure that their own local interests are protected even at the expense of others. The sun found its way between the fresh leaflings overhead, and in order to inspect the splinter more effectually I went down on my knees at Felicia's feet. Examples from Classical Literature A splinter of bogwood was soon kindled, and by its light I saw that we had been conducted by two girls. Each is drawing toward the other, but like glass in the mid-state between fusion and compaction a single sand will splinter it. His body seemed to break and splinter, and he sprawled forward on the sand. He shifted uneasily on the built-in seat, and got a splinter in a vital spot. But I think the only man killed was a carbineer, who had his throat cut by a splinter as he lay asleep in his tent. Pliny says, corundum was used in the form of a splinter fixed in an iron style. A splinter of fir was burning in the cresset, and the fire was lighted in the stove. She bent over and raked the ashes from her cake with a lightwood splinter. Sometimes I would give way to wild outbursts of rage, and hack and splinter some unlucky tree in my intolerable vexation. Take it up carefully so not to splinter it and deface the flooring. It turned out that a splinter of iron wire had penetrated the core. He himself was wounded in the leg by the splinter of a hand-grenade. Would the teeth of a crocodile not splinter under that word? But splinter added a few words of his own and they became quieter. One day Falk came upon a man gnawing a splinter of pine wood. To her they represented the rare flower or splinter of rock brought down by a climber in proof that he has stood for a moment, at least, upon the highest peak of the mountain. Find more words! 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What is the opposite of splinter? Words that rhyme with splinter What is the past tense of splinter? What is the plural of splinter? What is the adverb for splinter? What is the adjective for splinter? What is the noun for splinter? Translations for splinter Use our Sentence Generator Nearby Words splinted splint splines spline spliff splicing splintered splintering splinter parties splinters splintery splinting 8-letter Words Starting With s sp spl spli splin splint splinte