shatter

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Those conversations shattered the "prejudice" she carried, an ignorance that "reduces a person entirely to their wound".

From BBC

Melamine may not be the most elegant material, but I was grateful for the fact that, no matter how violently a 1-year-old dropped that plate, it would bounce and not shatter.

From The Wall Street Journal

The sequel shattered domestic records, grossing more than $1.8 billion in China alone, according to Box Office Mojo — a figure that by itself placed it at or near the top of the global box office.

From MarketWatch

Rubble covered the platform, where a train with shattered windows and twisted doors stood.

From The Wall Street Journal

Local television channels showed footage of products falling from supermarket shelves and shattering in Taitung.

From Barron's