shattering
Example Sentences
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The movie — starring Pedro Pascal, Sigourney Weaver and Jeremy Allen White — benefited from positive reviews from moviegoers, but it stopped short of shattering expectations.
From Los Angeles Times • 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
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 sequel is creating history. It is shattering all previous records and redefining the box office. A true game changer," says Taran Adarsh, a film trade analyst.
From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026
It came untethered and crashed around with reckless abandon—burning, shattering, consuming.
From "The Serpent King" by Jeff Zentner
