- present participle of shatter.
shattering
Example Sentences
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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
Fleetwood looked slightly tentative with approaches, perhaps wary of Birkdale biting back and shattering his dreams.
From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2026
It’s the shattering confusion of grief—for his son, and for his own life as he expected to lead it—yet he has made of the resulting jumble a consoling, searching work of art.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
Much of Western Europe was sweltering in a gruelling heatwave on Friday with the mercury expected to continue rising in the coming days, likely shattering yet more temperature records.
From Barron's ● Jun. 19, 2026
Later, after the brittle splinter of shattering glass, Susan said she knew he didn’t mean to flirt but he must understand that people were horribly presumptuous and the gossip here was vicious, just vicious.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
