shatter

Researchers discovered shatter cones in numerous rock outcrops.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026

I didn’t yet know how the attacks would shatter our country’s invincibility and sear our souls for a generation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026

The force of the explosion was strong enough to shatter some of the first- and second-floor windows of a nearby apartment building.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

The strengthening El Nino could shatter all-time records, "adding fuel to a planet already on fire" and pushing the world into "uncharted territory," UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned recently.

From Barron's ● Aug. 10, 2026

And there is one sure thing about the fall of gods: they do not fall a little; they crash and shatter or sink deeply into green muck.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck

The number shatters the previous high-water mark that was set when a group led by private-equity titan Joshua Harris bought the Washington Commanders for $6 billion.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026

She argued that "one person's phone going off shatters that for everybody" and so disrupting the experience is "an act of extreme selfishness".

From BBC ● Jun. 1, 2026

The top shatters just slightly under a knife, giving way to a plush, chocolate-saturated center streaked with melted pockets.

From Salon ● Apr. 28, 2026

Read: Oil shatters $100 ceiling, hitting levels not seen since 2022 as Iran conflict escalates.

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 9, 2026

I turn away as the glass shatters, and the force of the water throws my body at the ground.

From "Divergent" by Veronica Roth

“When you’ve got competitive races, you’ve got a lot of money flowing into competitive races, and I think that perfect storm has helped enable a lot of new records to be shattered this election cycle.”

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 31, 2026

Adam's dreams of becoming a professional goalkeeper were shattered, but in the face of adversity he found a new joy.

From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026

Protester Sekar, 37, said her "heart is shattered" by the plight of compatriots battling months of wildfires and haze while also contending with the effects of a weakening currency and higher prices.

From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026

The potholed and dangerous roads of the Caucasus and Central Asia—Tajikistan’s Tunnel of Death lives up to its name—leave Mr. Barnes with aching buttocks and shattered nerves.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

A vanguard of six-armed Earthborn threw a volley of stones that shattered the bone-and-jewel floor like ice.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan

Downtown Los Angeles broke a daily heat record Monday with the mercury reaching 104, shattering the previous record of 101 set in 1954 and tied in 1971.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

It was one of the hardest, lowest, most shattering moments of my life.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

Jake Fisher, senior director at Consumer Reports’ automotive test center, said carmakers can be doing more to prevent sunroofs from abruptly shattering.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026

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

With a shattering echo they slammed, and all light was lost.

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien