noun
- small fragments or pieces
Usage: always used in plural form; typically used with ‘into’ or ‘to’
Examples
- The vase fell and shattered into smithereens.
- The explosion blew the building to smithereens.
- After the accident, his car was smashed to smithereens.
- The old shed was blown to smithereens by the storm.
- She dropped the plate and it broke into smithereens.
- The meteor broke into smithereens as it entered the atmosphere.