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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Israeli police attacked a group of journalists outside the Old City of Jerusalem on Tuesday evening, including a CNN producer who suffered a fractured wrist in the violent incident.
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Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 21 Mar. 2026
The likely future Hall of Famer continued his artistry into 2025, but a fractured rib cage sustained on a diving play knocked him out for two months.
—Gabriel Burns, AJC.com, 20 Mar. 2026
Did Hezbollah dislike the protest movement because the fractured nature of Lebanese politics gave them a way of wielding de-facto power?
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2026
The medical examiner’s office determined Jones died from a fractured skull and brain swelling caused by blunt force trauma, detectives wrote in the court filing.
—Katie Langford, Denver Post, 20 Mar. 2026
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Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 21 Mar. 2026
The likely future Hall of Famer continued his artistry into 2025, but a fractured rib cage sustained on a diving play knocked him out for two months.
—Gabriel Burns, AJC.com, 20 Mar. 2026
Did Hezbollah dislike the protest movement because the fractured nature of Lebanese politics gave them a way of wielding de-facto power?
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2026
The medical examiner’s office determined Jones died from a fractured skull and brain swelling caused by blunt force trauma, detectives wrote in the court filing.
—Katie Langford, Denver Post, 20 Mar. 2026
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“Fractured.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fractured. Accessed 29 Mar. 2026.
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