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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Those odds dropped slowly with each game Ovechkin missed due to a fractured left fibula until all progress from his hot streak was erased.
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Dom Luszczyszyn, The Athletic, 2 Feb. 2025
But as family trauma in Syria is expressed in long lists of names and multiple dimensions of torture and suffering, without justice, such diversity could be a ticking time bomb in a society fractured along many lines.
—Scott Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor, 31 Jan. 2025
In today’s edition, how a Vermont town is using storytelling to build community and move beyond the familiar narratives of a fractured America.
—Ian Crouch, The New Yorker, 31 Jan. 2025
Despite a fractured wrist cutting her rookie season short, Reese earned an All-Star selection and finished second in Rookie of the Year voting, averaging 13.6 points and 13.1 rebounds per game.
—Nathan Kamal, Newsweek, 30 Jan. 2025
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Dom Luszczyszyn, The Athletic, 2 Feb. 2025
But as family trauma in Syria is expressed in long lists of names and multiple dimensions of torture and suffering, without justice, such diversity could be a ticking time bomb in a society fractured along many lines.
—Scott Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor, 31 Jan. 2025
In today’s edition, how a Vermont town is using storytelling to build community and move beyond the familiar narratives of a fractured America.
—Ian Crouch, The New Yorker, 31 Jan. 2025
Despite a fractured wrist cutting her rookie season short, Reese earned an All-Star selection and finished second in Rookie of the Year voting, averaging 13.6 points and 13.1 rebounds per game.
—Nathan Kamal, Newsweek, 30 Jan. 2025
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“Fractured.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fractured. Accessed 13 Feb. 2025.
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