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
Recent Examples on the Web
The child survived, but needed stitches in her ear and head and suffered a fractured temporal bone, charging documents against Key stated.
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Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star, 8 May 2024
Charlie Baker Charlie Baker, 36, suffered a fractured skull in an auto collision while on duty and died from his injuries five days later.
—Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 4 May 2024
Rehab report Blake Treinen, sidelined since early March because of fractured ribs, threw scoreless innings in back-to-back games for triple-A Oklahoma City on Wednesday and Thursday, and Roberts said the veteran right-hander could be activated on this homestand.
—Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2024
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is arguing that a fractured democracy can have destructive effects on the economy — an indirect jab at Donald Trump.
—Fatima Hussein, Fortune, 3 May 2024
When their joints are injured and painful, they’re shot up with corticosteroids that can mask injuries and lead to fractured bones.
—Kathy Guillermo, The Mercury News, 3 May 2024
Every day since the start of the encampment, Nina has come to campus with her camera, positioned herself inconspicuously in the crowd, and captured slices of this fraught and fractured moment in our history.
—Nina Berman, The New Yorker, 2 May 2024
With its fractured narrative, unreliable narrator and deconstruction of identity, his approach at times seemed ready for analysis in college courses on literary theory.
—Alex Williams, New York Times, 1 May 2024
Suffered fractured lower leg in November but has been cleared for full football activity.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2024
Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star, 8 May 2024
Charlie Baker Charlie Baker, 36, suffered a fractured skull in an auto collision while on duty and died from his injuries five days later.
—Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 4 May 2024
Rehab report Blake Treinen, sidelined since early March because of fractured ribs, threw scoreless innings in back-to-back games for triple-A Oklahoma City on Wednesday and Thursday, and Roberts said the veteran right-hander could be activated on this homestand.
—Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2024
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is arguing that a fractured democracy can have destructive effects on the economy — an indirect jab at Donald Trump.
—Fatima Hussein, Fortune, 3 May 2024
When their joints are injured and painful, they’re shot up with corticosteroids that can mask injuries and lead to fractured bones.
—Kathy Guillermo, The Mercury News, 3 May 2024
Every day since the start of the encampment, Nina has come to campus with her camera, positioned herself inconspicuously in the crowd, and captured slices of this fraught and fractured moment in our history.
—Nina Berman, The New Yorker, 2 May 2024
With its fractured narrative, unreliable narrator and deconstruction of identity, his approach at times seemed ready for analysis in college courses on literary theory.
—Alex Williams, New York Times, 1 May 2024
Suffered fractured lower leg in November but has been cleared for full football activity.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2024
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“Fractured.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fractured. Accessed 12 May. 2024.
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