Smithereens
noun
Very small broken pieces.
The vase fell off the table and shattered into smithereens.
Often appears as...
- shatter into smithereens
- blown to smithereens
noun
Very small broken pieces.
The vase fell off the table and shattered into smithereens.
Often appears as...
- shatter into smithereens
- blown to smithereens
Definition 1 of 1
Pro Tip 1/3Intensity of Destruction
Smithereens implies something was destroyed very thoroughly, often violently.
The fireworks warehouse exploded, reducing it to smithereens.
Pro Tip 2/3Emphasis on Smallness
Refers to pieces so small that they may be too numerous to count easily.
He dropped the ornament, and it broke into smithereens on the floor.
Pro Tip 3/3Usually Negative
Often used to describe unfortunate events, rarely positive ones.
A rock hit the window, and it went to smithereens.
Pro Tip 1/3Intensity of Destruction
Smithereens implies something was destroyed very thoroughly, often violently.
The fireworks warehouse exploded, reducing it to smithereens.
Pro Tip 2/3Emphasis on Smallness
Refers to pieces so small that they may be too numerous to count easily.
He dropped the ornament, and it broke into smithereens on the floor.
Pro Tip 3/3Usually Negative
Often used to describe unfortunate events, rarely positive ones.
A rock hit the window, and it went to smithereens.
Pro Tip 1/3Intensity of Destruction
Smithereens implies something was destroyed very thoroughly, often violently.
The fireworks warehouse exploded, reducing it to smithereens.
Pro Tip 2/3Emphasis on Smallness
Refers to pieces so small that they may be too numerous to count easily.
He dropped the ornament, and it broke into smithereens on the floor.
Pro Tip 3/3Usually Negative
Often used to describe unfortunate events, rarely positive ones.
A rock hit the window, and it went to smithereens.
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Video examples
Palenque and the Ancient...
trying to kill a bat and he killed the bat and he broke the violin to smithereens and Audubon sort of kicked him out never wrote much about him after that but rafinesque was a remarkable character he was eccentric true he read
Video examples
3 secrets of resilient...
waking up with a whole new identity. Instead of being the resilience expert, suddenly, I'm the grieving mother. Waking up not knowing who I am, trying to wrap my head around unthinkable news, my world smashed to smithereens.
Video examples
Could we steal the power...
so we wouldn’t want to fully cover it with a sphere. Even if we did, the plasma jets that shoot from the poles of many supermassive black holes would blow any structure in their way to smithereens.
Video examples
Palenque and the Ancient...
trying to kill a bat and he killed the bat and he broke the violin to smithereens and Audubon sort of kicked him out never wrote much about him after that but rafinesque was a remarkable character he was eccentric true he read
Video examples
3 secrets of resilient...
waking up with a whole new identity. Instead of being the resilience expert, suddenly, I'm the grieving mother. Waking up not knowing who I am, trying to wrap my head around unthinkable news, my world smashed to smithereens.
Video examples
Could we steal the power...
so we wouldn’t want to fully cover it with a sphere. Even if we did, the plasma jets that shoot from the poles of many supermassive black holes would blow any structure in their way to smithereens.
Example 1 of 3
Quote examples
Russell Smith
Canadian Novelist
My son craves picture books about Transformers and Ninja Turtles and the Hulk; they show one fantastic creature smashing or zapping another into smithereens on page after page. They are dull and ugly and show no interesting stories or models of conflict resolution or character building.
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Monica Crowley
American Journalist
Blowing terrorists to smithereens is gratifying.
Quote examples
Russell Smith
Canadian Novelist
My son craves picture books about Transformers and Ninja Turtles and the Hulk; they show one fantastic creature smashing or zapping another into smithereens on page after page. They are dull and ugly and show no interesting stories or models of conflict resolution or character building.
Quote examples
Monica Crowley
American Journalist
Blowing terrorists to smithereens is gratifying.
Example 1 of 2
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