shatter

An explosive surge of energy as the opening synth riffs of Fantastic Baby shatter the stadium air.

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026

Researchers discovered shatter cones in numerous rock outcrops.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026

The force of the explosion was strong enough to shatter some of the first- and second-floor windows of a nearby apartment building.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

Revealing his luxurious lifestyle would shatter the state’s propaganda that Kim suffers alongside his people—nearly half of whom are malnourished.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026

“From the River Styx. Very hard to craft. Very delicate. It cannot melt, but it will shatter when you blow it, so you can only use it once.”

From "The Battle of the Labyrinth" by Rick Riordan

She argued that "one person's phone going off shatters that for everybody" and so disrupting the experience is "an act of extreme selfishness".

From BBC ● Jun. 1, 2026

After a fall shatters his ankle, his stepchildren dump him with his daughter.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 30, 2026

Cool and tangy yogurt, fruit that tastes unmistakably like itself, crunch that shatters and then yields.

From Salon ● Mar. 17, 2026

Read: Oil shatters $100 ceiling, hitting levels not seen since 2022 as Iran conflict escalates.

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 9, 2026

It lands on a dirty glass, which shatters.

From "The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl" by Stacy McAnulty

Mortgage rates that have pushed past 7% and record home prices have shattered the playbook for buying a new home.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

By this point, Lee recalls being shattered but said the adrenaline spurred him on to raise the alarm.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

Earlier geological surveys had interpreted the local breccia rocks as evidence of a funnel-shaped volcanic structure called a diatreme, which forms when explosive magma eruptions create a pipe filled with shattered rock.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026

That dream was shattered, though, when his application was rejected on medical grounds.

From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026

A vanguard of six-armed Earthborn threw a volley of stones that shattered the bone-and-jewel floor like ice.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan

Both apps allowed wagers on the number of “explosive diarrhea” cyclosporiasis and measles cases this year, with both outbreaks shattering records.

From Salon ● Aug. 12, 2026

The shattering of the “Good Day L.A.” team was particularly traumatic for Barberie, the breakout star of the trio.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026

"Taken together, that risks shattering every seasonal record -- and driving even more severe effects worldwide," said Guterres.

From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026

There had also been a shattering event in Paris for the second year in a row.

From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026

But my tribe was shattering and reforming around me.

From "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates