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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John Cantrell Cantrell had broken ribs, a punctured lung and a fractured collarbone.
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Kerry Breen, CBS News, 4 Apr. 2026
Rearrange her lyrics and Cates’ intentionally fractured scenes clearly flit between the trepidation, despair, and resigned acceptance familiar to certain locals.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 3 Apr. 2026
An 18-year-old University of Washington student was sleeping in her home near the Seattle campus in January 1974 when someone broke in and attacked her, leaving her with a fractured skull.
—ABC News, 1 Apr. 2026
The depth of the black color calls for an inevitable opportunity to detect imperfections, as its sheen actually accentuates flyaways or fractured strands more under light.
—Noel Cymone Walker, StyleCaster, 1 Apr. 2026
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Kerry Breen, CBS News, 4 Apr. 2026
Rearrange her lyrics and Cates’ intentionally fractured scenes clearly flit between the trepidation, despair, and resigned acceptance familiar to certain locals.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 3 Apr. 2026
An 18-year-old University of Washington student was sleeping in her home near the Seattle campus in January 1974 when someone broke in and attacked her, leaving her with a fractured skull.
—ABC News, 1 Apr. 2026
The depth of the black color calls for an inevitable opportunity to detect imperfections, as its sheen actually accentuates flyaways or fractured strands more under light.
—Noel Cymone Walker, StyleCaster, 1 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for fractured
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“Fractured.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fractured. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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