shatter
Example Sentences
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No injuries were reported, but several explosions - due to gas canisters on board the ambulances - caused windows of nearby buildings to shatter, while some residents were evacuated.
From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026
It wouldn’t take much to shatter that fragile equilibrium.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 15, 2026
The 24-time Slam winner is in good form so far as he bids to shatter the recent dominance of Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz.
From Barron's • Jan. 24, 2026
That heat was enough to shatter a single pane window, creating the perfect opportunity for embers to enter and burn the house from the inside out.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 10, 2025
Ruby’s happy squeal hits a note I swear could shatter glass.
From "Shouting at the Rain" by Lynda Mullaly Hunt
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.