ruptured
Example Sentences
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Hunt left that day unable to walk, and a scan would show she had fully ruptured a tendon in her quadriceps.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
Tonsianus Sambang was visiting his mother, being treated for a ruptured blood vessel in her brain, when the quake struck.
From Barron's ● Aug. 16, 2026
A stretch of Sunset Boulevard in West Hollywood remained closed Friday as crews repair a trunk line that ruptured early Thursday, sending thousands of gallons of water rushing down the famed Sunset Strip.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
In May 2024, a well ruptured unexpectedly at a Texas site, causing the loss of as much as 400,000 barrels, the GAO report said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026
“When I arrived,” one worker remembered, “a ruptured ground pipe was spraying water like a geyser and had caused a mudslide that covered the stairs.”
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
