But his injuries, which she described as shrapnel damage to the head, hand and foot, were more serious than he realized. From Wordnik.com. [theleafchronicle.com - Local News] Reference
The armored car is said to have been hit by shrapnel from the explosion. From Wordnik.com. [Assailants in Yemen Attack British Diplomats, Frenchman] Reference
'As soon as the enemy got clear of the fort the shrapnel from the hills opened fire on them, and when they got beyond, then. From Wordnik.com. [My Three Years in Manipur and Escape from the Recent Mutiny] Reference
I want you to remember that, all the time they are working, bombs are still dropping, shrapnel is coming down from the barrage. From Wordnik.com. [The Civilian Front Line] Reference
Wellborn, who still has shrapnel from a Japanese mortar round in his hip from his service in Burma, says he rarely used the machine. From Wordnik.com. [THE NEWS BLOG] Reference
There are pieces of it all over the road like brain shrapnel. From Wordnik.com. [Dru Blood - I believe in the inherent goodness of all beings: Dude, that's just WRONG.] Reference
An 'the Captain saw the shrapnel, which is six-an'-thirty clear. From Wordnik.com. [Barrack Room Ballads] Reference
It is called shrapnel, and it consists of a thin shell, holding a little powder and a large quantity of bullets. From Wordnik.com. [Scientific American Supplement, No. 324, March 18, 1882] Reference
Some kind of shrapnel or something had gone into my leg and then come out. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 27, 2006] Reference
It was shrapnel from the Spanish batteries. From Wordnik.com. [The Rough Riders]
When a water balloon breaks, what does the leftover "shrapnel" look like?. From Wordnik.com. [Rockford Register Star Home RSS] Reference
Not if you consider "shrapnel" to mean "fragments that are small but not gaseous". From Wordnik.com. [Slashdot: Science] Reference
My fear is, unless you've practiced squatting ahead of time, your aim might be off and your pants somehow might get … hmm 'shrapnel'. From Wordnik.com. [Learn Chinese - ChinesePod] Reference
↑ In modern usage, the term "shrapnel" is sometimes applied to the flying pieces of metal of a shell fragmented by the exploding charge. From Wordnik.com. [Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en]] Reference
The shrapnel blew out huge chunks of his left leg. From Wordnik.com. [It's Not A Pretty Picture] Reference
I was 18, and I had shrapnel in both legs and my skull. From Wordnik.com. [Blood In The Water] Reference
He was too far out of the hatch and caught shrapnel in the face. From Wordnik.com. [A Soldier's Journey: Stephen M. McGowan] Reference
What he does is explode the stereotype into the shrapnel of laughter. From Wordnik.com. [Mambo King Of Comedy] Reference
Miraculously, only one Afghan is injured, a shrapnel wound in the leg. From Wordnik.com. [It's Like 'War Of The Worlds'] Reference
He bled from a shrapnel wound in his head, an oxygen mask hung over his mouth. From Wordnik.com. [Periscope] Reference
A shell burst in Mathias's face, and the blast and shrapnel knocked him off his feet. From Wordnik.com. [The Kids Who Changed The World] Reference
He had taken shrapnel in his calf, and his sobbing mother rushed outside to embrace him. From Wordnik.com. [In The Thick Of It] Reference
He had a piece of shrapnel removed from his left shoulder and now he's in perfect health. From Wordnik.com. [Going After Saddam] Reference
The ordnance then exploded, and a single piece of shrapnel entered the little boy's liver. From Wordnik.com. [Clearing The Clusters] Reference
He had taken shrapnel in his calf while firing on Macedonian police from the Turkish fort. From Wordnik.com. [In The Thick Of It] Reference
Several others were covered in blood and displayed shrapnel wounds in their arms and legs. From Wordnik.com. [Foreign Peace Activists Injured] Reference
Huge pieces of shrapnel and broken bits of pavement rained through a haze of dust and debris. From Wordnik.com. ['Tipping Point'] Reference
That rankles and bruises and itches: it works its way under the surface like buried shrapnel. From Wordnik.com. [The Ghosts Of Vietnam] Reference
A few weeks later, a rocket landed in front of our house and shrapnel hit a neighbor's guard. From Wordnik.com. [In Iraq, a Season of Disquieting Silence] Reference
Now Abu Sajjad looks at his storefront, riddled with bullets and shrapnel, and shakes his head. From Wordnik.com. [A War's Hidden Hands] Reference
The shrapnel could have severed fuel or hydraulic lines or even caused the engine to disintegrate. From Wordnik.com. [What Went Wrong] Reference
One soldier took shrapnel in the leg, one in the arm, one (CPL Kruass a medic) burst his eardrum. From Wordnik.com. [A Soldier's Journey: Stephen M. McGowan] Reference
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