Example Sentences

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

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

From MarketWatch • Mar. 9, 2026

Mistakes prove costly for the Rams in a season-ending 31-27 loss to the Seattle Seahawks in the NFC title game that shatters their Super Bowl hopes.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 25, 2026

A government spokesman said the drop in pupils "remains firmly within historical patterns" and "shatters the myth" of a private school exodus.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2025

Remarkably the Bundt seems unharmed, but the plate shatters against the driveway.

From "Everything, Everything" by Nicola Yoon