fractured
adjective
frac·tured
ˈfrak-chərd 
-shərd
1
: having a crack or break : having suffered a fracture
a fractured arm/skull/rib
a fractured rock
2
: damaged or destroyed in a sudden or violent way
fractured friendships
3
: imperfectly spoken or written : broken
speaking fractured English/French
Examples of fractured in a Sentence
a fractured radius that will have to be pieced together with a metal plate and screws
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Sammy Sosa’s fractured relationship with the Chicago Cubs appears to be on the mend.
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Sean Neumann, People.com, 20 Dec. 2024
The paper concluded that authoritarian regimes founded by fractured rebel groups were usually short-lived, as armed rivals defected and staged new rebellions.
—Robin Wright, The New Yorker, 19 Dec. 2024
Bodies begin to pile up as the police move in, and Daniel is forced to keep his fractured community together and catch the killer.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 19 Dec. 2024
When crises strike, such as market disruptions, cultural divides or personal reckonings, these shallow foundations collapse, resulting in misaligned decisions, exhaustion and cultures compromised by fractured integrity.
—Leonie H. Mattison, Mba, Edd, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
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Sean Neumann, People.com, 20 Dec. 2024
The paper concluded that authoritarian regimes founded by fractured rebel groups were usually short-lived, as armed rivals defected and staged new rebellions.
—Robin Wright, The New Yorker, 19 Dec. 2024
Bodies begin to pile up as the police move in, and Daniel is forced to keep his fractured community together and catch the killer.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 19 Dec. 2024
When crises strike, such as market disruptions, cultural divides or personal reckonings, these shallow foundations collapse, resulting in misaligned decisions, exhaustion and cultures compromised by fractured integrity.
—Leonie H. Mattison, Mba, Edd, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
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“Fractured.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fractured. Accessed 26 Dec. 2024.
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