have a splinter

Frequency: 8.018.5 per million words

To be suffering from a splinter in one's skin.

splinterVERB + splinter

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Examples (10)

  • Ouch! I think I have a splinter in my finger.
  • She had a tiny splinter from the old wooden fence.
  • Be careful, or you'll have a splinter if you touch that rough wood.
  • He's been complaining all morning about having a splinter in his foot.
  • If you have a splinter, make sure to remove it gently.
  • The child cried because he had a painful splinter in his palm.
  • After working with untreated timber, it's common to have several splinters.
  • Do you have a splinter or is it just a scratch?
  • We need to get this out; I don't want him to have a splinter for long.
  • Despite wearing gloves, she still managed to have a small splinter.