shattering

Example Sentences

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He said that, as it had been a Sunday morning, his family had been asleep when the blast occurred, shattering all his windows.

From BBC • May 24, 2026

As someone who is blind I focus on the sounds, and I heard the shattering of glass.

From BBC • Apr. 26, 2026

Willy Loman has no home to return to in the stark and shattering new revival of Arthur Miller’s “Death of a Salesman” on Broadway.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

The ongoing heat wave shattering dozens of temperature records in Southern California is no exception, Swain said.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2026

I honestly feel like my heart is shattering into a million pieces at the thought of Mango lying alone in the cold shed.

From "A Mango-Shaped Space" by Wendy Mass