fragmented

Example Sentences

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People who tend to mind-wander more often reported dreams that were fragmented and constantly changing.

From Science Daily • Apr. 28, 2026

Coachella is no longer a single cultural event but a deliberately fragmented one, each part reshaping what the festival means and where it’s headed.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026

"I think those of us who use the NHS, the lived experience is one of disconnected, fragmented systems, explaining who you are to a different person on every ward, at the front desk," he said.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

“Patients and caregivers pleaded for urgency. All of it was met with inconsistent communication and a fragmented and slow-moving regulatory process which clearly puts U.S. innovation at risk.”

From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026

The door, meagerly, opened and he saw within the apartment a fragmented and misaligned shrinking figure, a girl who cringed and slunk away and yet held onto the door, as if for physical support.

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick