shatter

Example Sentences

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In 2009, she shattered her kneecap in a snowmobiling accident and required eight surgeries, but she recovered in time to compete at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics.

From Los Angeles Times

Met Police Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley said that while "every murder is a tragedy", fewer families had been "shattered" by violence.

From BBC

Todd James, the father of Piper, has described on social media how his family's hearts were "shattered" by her death.

From Barron's

Despite the tensions, this summer’s World Cup, which will be shared with Canada and Mexico, will shatter the all-time attendance record and FIFA’s revenue from the four-year tournament cycle will top $11 billion.

From Los Angeles Times

Glass, 88, is seen as the greatest living US composer and perhaps the most influential in the post-World War II era, shattering long-held linear conceptions of classical music and enthusiastically incorporating non-Western forms.

From Barron's