How to use "shrapnel" in sentences with meaning in English and Hindi

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Example sentences for "shrapnel" in popular movie and book plots

  • Rita is injured by shrapnel from a grenade, and tells Zhenya to leave her.  - The Dawns Here Are Quiet
  • A car accident knocks the mother unconscious and leaves the girl with shrapnel in her leg which apparently does not disturb her.  - Insensitive (House)
  • When he comes back, he faints having been hit by a piece of shrapnel and goes to hospital.  - The Hero's Farewell
  • Tom awakens days later, with his doctor informing him that shrapnel from his phone is embedded in his head.  - IBoy
  • Picking up his helmet, he sees where shrapnel has torn a slice across it.  - The Miracle (1959 film)
  • While serving in World War II, Frankie is treated for shrapnel in his liver and medicated with morphine.  - The Man with the Golden Arm (novel)
  • Woody, however, has concealed the fact that he is bleeding, having been hit by shrapnel from a flak burst.  - Flying Tigers (film)
  • Simon explains that Anders brought her to the hospital but later died from a shrapnel wound.  - The Farm (Battlestar Galactica)
  • Finally, the astronauts realize the significance of the stainless-steel shrapnel with which Bob had been wounded in the initial explosion.  - Oxygen (Olson and Ingermanson novel)
  • On the other hand, Captain Noah was severely wounded by shrapnel on his chest and he expired a few moments later.  - Space Carrier Blue Noah
  • On the way out Speedy is wounded by a stray bullet and Liza is killed by shrapnel from a grenade.  - Pretty Village, Pretty Flame
  • In the aftermath, Luthor is scarred from the Kryptonite shrapnel that sprayed in his face, and is facing indictment.  - Superman: Birthright
  • While prepping Cottrell's body, the doctor in charge, Katie Arlen, finds shrapnel wounds around his nether regions.  - Autopsy Room Four
  • In the ensuing battle, Kasha is killed by shrapnel and Buff Clan soldiers make their way to the Solo Ship bridge.  - Space Runaway Ideon
  • In the trenches of France, several of the soldiers in the production are killed or wounded by shrapnel from a German artillery barrage.  - This Is the Army
  • As Billy warns the others to stay away from Carter he is suddenly decapitated by flying shrapnel from the car wreckage.  - Final Destination (film)

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