“Running the sharp knife across the pepper, she managed to splinter it into perfectly thin slices.”

“The ruler cracked and splintered into pieces.”

“I will splint your injured arm to ensure it remains immobilized and protected during the healing process.”

“He did, however, blow his bottom off and reduce the kitchen to splintered matchwood.”

“Homes atop the town's hills were reduced to mounds of shingles and splintered wood.”

“Although the government and opposition signed a peace protocol, both are weak and splintered, unable to restrain their rank and file supporters.”

“If the injured limb has been rotated, it is gently realigned and splinted to avoid kinking or tourniqueting.”

“At least four of those weeks will require that arm being splinted while the bone knits back together.”

“Closed fractures of the distal phalanx may require reduction but usually are minimally displaced and stable, and can be splinted.”

“When the deformity relapses in spite of proper splinting a simple operation may be needed when the child is over two years of age.”

“Operative repair is necessary for the minority of cases that don't respond to splinting.”

“It really could have been a lot worse and Johnny and Cipriano did an excellent job in splinting that arm right away.”