rupture
Example Sentences
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At a routine 20-week checkup, however, she learned that she was suffering from preterm premature rupture of membranes and that her baby would not survive.
From Slate • May 4, 2026
One key question is whether a major rupture could travel across these breaks or if the fractures might change how seismic energy spreads.
From Science Daily • Apr. 29, 2026
It turns a long-running dispute over oil production limits into a formal rupture at a moment when the Iran war is already testing the cartel’s grip on global crude markets.
From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026
He said he did not believe the UK and the US were in a "moment of rupture" but that "we're certainly at the end of an era, and the era is changing".
From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026
I helped the soldier with the rupture up on the seat with us.
From "A Farewell To Arms" by Ernest Hemingway
Vocabulary lists containing rupture
Make a Break for It: Rupt
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