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

He had surgery on an ankle injury that included a fibula fracture, sustained following a challenge by Micky van de Ven as he scored against Spurs in a 2-1 win on 20 December.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

Both broke at the same critical stress point, suggesting that elasticity is not responsible for the fracture behavior in simple liquids.

From Science Daily • Mar. 30, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

Then, I could take a few seconds during that plan to scrape resin over the airlock fracture.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir