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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But some fear their agenda may not be heard by voters in an increasingly fractured media environment.
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Matt Brown,
Los Angeles Times,
26 June 2026
Much of the valley sits over an ancient riverbed, with the hillsides composed of fractured sandstone and clay.
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Paul Caputo,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2026
Now that Jackson is the Republican nominee for governor, his next challenge is to unite a fractured party still bruised from a brutal primary fight, Greg Bluestein reports.
—
Adam Beam,
AJC.com,
25 June 2026
Again and again, young people submitted poems that wrestled with loneliness, fractured families, violence, identity, anxiety, grief and uncertainty.
—
Sean Murphy,
The Conversation,
25 June 2026
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Matt Brown,
Los Angeles Times,
26 June 2026
Much of the valley sits over an ancient riverbed, with the hillsides composed of fractured sandstone and clay.
—
Paul Caputo,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2026
Now that Jackson is the Republican nominee for governor, his next challenge is to unite a fractured party still bruised from a brutal primary fight, Greg Bluestein reports.
—
Adam Beam,
AJC.com,
25 June 2026
Again and again, young people submitted poems that wrestled with loneliness, fractured families, violence, identity, anxiety, grief and uncertainty.
—
Sean Murphy,
The Conversation,
25 June 2026
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“Fractured.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fractured. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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