metal splinter

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A splinter made of metal.

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  • A small splinter of metal had lodged in his thumb.
  • She carefully tried to remove the tiny metal splinter from her finger.
  • He got a painful metal splinter while working with old machinery.
  • The doctor used tweezers to extract the metal splinter from the child's foot.
  • Wearing gloves can help prevent a metal splinter injury.
  • You might not always see a metal splinter, but you'll definitely feel it.
  • Rust from the old gate caused a sharp metal splinter to pierce his skin.
  • If left untreated, a deep metal splinter can lead to infection.
  • The accident report mentioned a stray metal splinter as the cause of the tire puncture.
  • His hand was bleeding slightly where a microscopic metal splinter had penetrated.