How to Use "splinter" with Example Sentences

1. If we tried to overthrow qaddafi by force , our coalition would splinter .

2. Decades of insurgency have created splinter movements , violent mafia rackets and clan rivalries .

3. In 2012 the battle will become a lot more complicated , as the politicians splinter into factions .

4. With an al-qaida splinter group thought to be behind the kidnapping , we are reminded afresh that the jihadist threat is real and must be taken seriously .

5. If phone makers do too much tinkering and customization , android could splinter into many different versions , none of them completely compatible with the others .