shatter

Example Sentences

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For smaller smartphone makers with thinner profit margins, the uptick in memory costs shatters the notion that component costs fall over time.

From The Wall Street Journal

Before heading into a support group at a local church on Thursday, Laroque told AFP she was full of compassion for everyone in the shattered community of 2,400 people, including the shooter's family.

From Barron's

Families said his offending at the nursery and school - labelled "every parent's worst nightmare" - had shattered their trust.

From BBC

There are some alliances, but now the alliances were just shattered because the money’s taken.

From Los Angeles Times

The glass tube that once held the parchment was shattered on the ground.

From Literature