Splinters

Life is full of splinters.

Tom dashed into the room amid a shower of sparks and splinters of burning woodwork.

Splinters fly when you chop wood.

Splinters can be quite painful.

Most splinters can be safely removed at home.

Don't worry too much about splinters.

People commonly get splinters.

The esoteric verbiage of her email left him scratching his head and getting splinters.