shattering
Example Sentences
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Both apps allowed wagers on the number of “explosive diarrhea” cyclosporiasis and measles cases this year, with both outbreaks shattering records.
From Salon ● Aug. 12, 2026
Fleetwood looked slightly tentative with approaches, perhaps wary of Birkdale biting back and shattering his dreams.
From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2026
It’s the shattering confusion of grief—for his son, and for his own life as he expected to lead it—yet he has made of the resulting jumble a consoling, searching work of art.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
He said 2026 was "surprisingly similar" to 2022, which for glaciers was "by far the most extreme year ever recorded in the Alps, with melt rates shattering everything we had seen before".
From Barron's ● Jun. 27, 2026
Priceless artifacts tumbled off their pedestals, shattering on the marble floor.
From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda
