Definition of Shrapnel

the pieces of a bomb or bullet that has exploded

Examples of Shrapnel in a sentence

Shrapnel rained down on the city as the bomb exploded throughout the building.  🔊

Watching through the bushes, the warrior heard guns firing and metal shrapnel hitting the tin roof.  🔊

The crime scene was closed off as detectives examined the broken glass and bullet shrapnel.  🔊

Although the crime scene was cleaned up, shrapnel remains embedded in the tree where the hunter killed was killed.  🔊

The soldier’s unit was hit in the explosion, but he was able to recover from the shrapnel wound.  🔊

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