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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The United States often feels more fractured than fraternal, a search for commonality hard to find in a land of boundaries drawn harder each day.
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Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 13 June 2026
Those raw emotions and moments of shared experience, which can be so hard to find in a fractured society, will be replicated all over the world in the coming weeks, bring families, communities and entire nations together, uniting them in hope, joy and, of course, despair.
—Oliver Kay, New York Times, 11 June 2026
Players can embark solo or in teams of four across Gielinor’s previously unexplored continent of Ashenfall, on a quest to discover why untamed, transformative magic spills across the fractured land.
—Matt Minton, Variety, 11 June 2026
The team recently took a series from the American League Central leading Cleveland Guardians, immediately after a brutal setback in Judge’s injury status indicated the franchise slugger would be sidelined with a fractured rib for a significant stretch.
—Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
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Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 13 June 2026
Those raw emotions and moments of shared experience, which can be so hard to find in a fractured society, will be replicated all over the world in the coming weeks, bring families, communities and entire nations together, uniting them in hope, joy and, of course, despair.
—Oliver Kay, New York Times, 11 June 2026
Players can embark solo or in teams of four across Gielinor’s previously unexplored continent of Ashenfall, on a quest to discover why untamed, transformative magic spills across the fractured land.
—Matt Minton, Variety, 11 June 2026
The team recently took a series from the American League Central leading Cleveland Guardians, immediately after a brutal setback in Judge’s injury status indicated the franchise slugger would be sidelined with a fractured rib for a significant stretch.
—Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
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“Fractured.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fractured. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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