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

"Showing that viscous effects are enough to promote solid-like fracture behavior opens a world of new questions to explore in this area of scientific inquiry."

From Science Daily • Mar. 30, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

Even knowing they must cooperate with the very people they’re competing against, as alliances form and fracture, each day grows more fraught.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

There was a hairline fracture in the jawbone.

From "The Reader" by Traci Chee