fracture

Example Sentences

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They tend to form gradually as confidence begins to fracture, often invisibly at first.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

Both broke at the same critical stress point, suggesting that elasticity is not responsible for the fracture behavior in simple liquids.

From Science Daily • Mar. 30, 2026

The elite, such as it is, starts to fracture.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

Vonn suffered a complex tibia fracture and other major damage.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

“The assumption with the large earthquake,” Malone explained, “is that it’s a fracture of the rock … Like if you bend a stick and it breaks, you hear a pop— that’s the earthquake!”

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone