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 next step for Horton, who’s recovering from a fractured right rib, will be throwing off a mound on Tuesday at Wrigley Field.
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Andy McCullough, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
Sanae Takaichi can rely on a fractured opposition to win a majority of votes in the legislature to become the next prime minister.
—Jeff Kingston, Time, 4 Oct. 2025
Hers is a banger about fractured trust and power struggles with a man who once steered her career.
—Bryan West, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
Trier paints a vivid, tender portrait of a fractured family through time, examining its tangled roots via a beautiful family home passed down through generations, where a matriarch once hung herself and where, in the present day, Gustav wants to shoot his new film.
—Rachel Handler, Vulture, 3 Oct. 2025
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Andy McCullough, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
Sanae Takaichi can rely on a fractured opposition to win a majority of votes in the legislature to become the next prime minister.
—Jeff Kingston, Time, 4 Oct. 2025
Hers is a banger about fractured trust and power struggles with a man who once steered her career.
—Bryan West, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
Trier paints a vivid, tender portrait of a fractured family through time, examining its tangled roots via a beautiful family home passed down through generations, where a matriarch once hung herself and where, in the present day, Gustav wants to shoot his new film.
—Rachel Handler, Vulture, 3 Oct. 2025
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“Fractured.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fractured. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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