shattering

It is shattering, sincere, yet also somehow sardonic, as Roth renders Swede as an average, even boring man brought low by the furies of the times.

If so, that really would mark a shattering of the old consensus, and a very different, possibly very dangerous, future.

But a single day surfing in the Pacific Ocean changed all of those plans, a freak injury called surfer’s myelopathy shattering those dreams and putting seemingly impossible obstacles in his way.

But in dramatic, unforgettable fashion, the French side were beaten 6-1 in a controversial return at the Camp Nou - a shattering loss that included conceding three goals in seven staggering minutes.

Lily's lifelong love of acting was also blown to pieces by the shattering abuse.