shattered
Example Sentences
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Because the accident left Eddie with a shattered ankle, the two spent the night telling stories in the frigid car until Daphne could find help in the morning.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
In the shopping precinct, the glass door of the convenience store is shattered.
From BBC • May 20, 2026
In the ruins, Sabbagh picked out bits of his family's shattered life -- a scrap of his mother Afaf's bedspread, chunks of wooden furniture from their dining room, a red sofa cushion.
From Barron's • May 20, 2026
In 2002, the Larsen B ice shelf rapidly shattered and collapsed.
From Science Daily • May 19, 2026
He comes closer, stepping over the shattered pieces of his desk, then picks up the end of my right sleeve and rubs the fabric in his hand.
From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston
