shattered; shattering; shatters
1
: to cause to drop or be dispersed
2
a
: to break at once into pieces
b
: to damage badly : ruin
3
: to cause the disruption or annihilation of : demolish
1
: to break apart : disintegrate
2
: to drop off parts (such as leaves, petals, or fruit)
2
: an act of shattering : the state of being shattered
3
: a result of shattering : shower
Examples of shatter in a Sentence
Verb
The rock shattered the window.
His dreams were shattered by their rejection.
The end of his marriage shattered him emotionally.
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Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 20 Sep. 2025
The Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office has identified the driver and passenger of a white pickup truck alleged to be throwing objects at moving cars and shattering their windshields, according to a sheriff’s social media post.
—Elizabeth Hernandez, Denver Post, 19 Sep. 2025
Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Sep. 2025
Jake makes a toast to the Black Rabbit — the staff, OG investors, and devoted VIPs that make up the court of this indie–sleaze–Studio 54 castle — just in time to watch the scene shatter in a flash of nervous gunfire.
—Andy Andersen, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2025
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Verb
The director Chloé Zhao has created a gorgeous and shattering adaptation of Maggie O’Farrell’s novel, which imagines how a personal tragedy led William Shakespeare to write Hamlet.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 20 Sep. 2025
The Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office has identified the driver and passenger of a white pickup truck alleged to be throwing objects at moving cars and shattering their windshields, according to a sheriff’s social media post.
—Elizabeth Hernandez, Denver Post, 19 Sep. 2025
Noun
Each container is made from BPA-free plastic that is shatter-proof, stain-, and odor-resistant.
—Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Sep. 2025
Jake makes a toast to the Black Rabbit — the staff, OG investors, and devoted VIPs that make up the court of this indie–sleaze–Studio 54 castle — just in time to watch the scene shatter in a flash of nervous gunfire.
—Andy Andersen, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2025
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“Shatter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shatter. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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