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

He had surgery on an ankle injury that included a fibula fracture, sustained following a challenge by Micky van de Ven as he scored against Spurs in a 2-1 win on 20 December.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

According to the researchers, this type of fracture had never before been observed in a simple liquid.

From Science Daily • Mar. 30, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

Now it made a noise in its throat like the crunching of bones or the sudden fracture of ice underfoot.

From "Beowulf: A New Telling" by Robert Nye