fracture

Example Sentences

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They tend to form gradually as confidence begins to fracture, often invisibly at first.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

The results are used to diagnose osteoporosis, assess a person's risk of fracture and evaluate body composition.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

This earthquake was triggered by a strike-slip fault, where two large sections of the Earth's crust move horizontally past each other along a vertical fracture.

From Science Daily • Mar. 27, 2026

The elite, such as it is, starts to fracture.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

“A nondisplaced fracture of the fifth metatarsal. That’s a single clean break in the outermost bone of the foot.”

From "Pax" by Sara Pennypacker