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shred

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1. shred - Noun

2. shred - Adjective

3. shred - Verb

Meaning

A long, narrow piece cut or torn off; a strip.

In general, a fragment; a piece; a particle.

of Shred

To cut or tear into small pieces, particularly narrow and long pieces, as of cloth or leather.

To lop; to prune; to trim.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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Not a shred of evidence exists in favor of the idea that life is serious. Brendan Gill

Not a shred of evidence supports the existence of matriarchy anywhere in the world at any time... The matriarchy hypothesis, revived by American feminism, continues to flourish outside the university. Camille Paglia

I guessed life was like that. You gained and you lost, and if you saved anything from the ruins, even if only a shred of self-respect, it was enough to take you through the next bit. Dick Francis

A large number of suspects, both men and women, escaped martial law for lack of any shred of evidence against them on which a court-martial could convict. So they began setting them free in groups, according to their birth-place. But half-way, the car-load would be emptied into a ditch. Georges Bernanos

I do think I see some shred of goodness in John Proctor. Not enough to weave a banner with, but white enough to keep it from such dogs. Give them no tear! Tears pleasure them! Show honor now, show a stony heart and sink them with it! Arthur Miller

Only, as long as we‘re going insane we may as well go the whole way. A mere shred of sanity is of no value. S. S. Van Dine

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