noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ flying
▪
He was hit in the arm by flying ~.
▪ deadly
… OF SHRAPNEL
▪ piece
VERB + SHRAPNEL
▪ be hit by , be killed by , be wounded by , take ( esp. AmE )
▪
He took ~ to his leg.
▪ have
▪
She still has ~ in her left arm.
▪ send
▪
The rocket sent ~ in every direction.
▪ remove
▪
surgery to remove ~
SHRAPNEL + VERB
▪ fly
▪
The bomb exploded, sending ~ flying through the trees.
▪ be lodged
▪
An air strike left him with ~ lodged in his chest.
SHRAPNEL + NOUN
▪ wound
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ from
▪
the ~ from the grenade
▪ ~ in
▪
a piece of ~ in her back