fractured
adjective
frac·tured
ˈfrak-chərd 
-shərd
1
: having a crack or break : having suffered a fracture
a fractured arm/skull/rib
a fractured rock
2
: damaged or destroyed in a sudden or violent way
fractured friendships
3
: imperfectly spoken or written : broken
speaking fractured English/French
Examples of fractured in a Sentence
a fractured radius that will have to be pieced together with a metal plate and screws
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Alvarez will join pitchers Frankie Montas and Sean Manaea on the injured list at the start of the season with a fractured hamate bone in left hand.
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Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 9 Mar. 2025
New York Mets catcher Francisco Alvarez will undergo surgery Monday to repair a fractured left hamate bone and will be out for six to eight weeks, Mets manager Carlos Mendoza told reporters Sunday in Port St. Lucie, Florida.
—William Lambers, Newsweek, 9 Mar. 2025
The conflict killed more than 300,000 in the first decade of fighting, according to the United Nations, and has left the country deeply fractured.
—Eyad Kourdi, CNN, 8 Mar. 2025
The publication stated that a 60-year-old had undergone surgery after getting shrapnel embedded in their neck in the accidental bombing, while another person suffered a fractured shoulder.
—Becca Longmire, People.com, 6 Mar. 2025
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Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 9 Mar. 2025
New York Mets catcher Francisco Alvarez will undergo surgery Monday to repair a fractured left hamate bone and will be out for six to eight weeks, Mets manager Carlos Mendoza told reporters Sunday in Port St. Lucie, Florida.
—William Lambers, Newsweek, 9 Mar. 2025
The conflict killed more than 300,000 in the first decade of fighting, according to the United Nations, and has left the country deeply fractured.
—Eyad Kourdi, CNN, 8 Mar. 2025
The publication stated that a 60-year-old had undergone surgery after getting shrapnel embedded in their neck in the accidental bombing, while another person suffered a fractured shoulder.
—Becca Longmire, People.com, 6 Mar. 2025
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“Fractured.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fractured. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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