shattering
Example Sentences
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He said that, as it had been a Sunday morning, his family had been asleep when the blast occurred, shattering all his windows.
From BBC • May 24, 2026
Now, he’s doing whatever he can to keep his fragile life’s work intact, knowing it is one errant aftershock away from shattering.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026
Relationships with a seal, an elephant and a rhino, for example — obsessive, protective, loving friendships — all seemed to end if not in outright tragedy, then in shattering heartbreak.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026
It is a measure of Ramsey's character that he could recover from such shattering setbacks to scale such soaring heights.
From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026
The clatter of the tiles spilling on the floor sounds like glass shattering.
From "Merci Suárez Changes Gears" by Meg Medina
