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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Chaotic terrain is characterized by fractured, jumbled blocks of rock thought to have formed when underground ice melted and caused the surface above to collapse.
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Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 15 May 2026
Due to the incidents, eight people were injured, including bruising, scrapes and a fractured arm, according to the recall notice.
—Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 15 May 2026
The harder challenge may be whether governments, scientists, and public health institutions can communicate credible risk in a society where trust has become increasingly fractured.
—Steve Brozak, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
Gadd gained almost 90 pounds to play adult Ruben (Stuart Campbell in flashbacks), the fractured older-brother figure of Niall (Jamie Bell as an adult; Mitchell Robertson as an adolescent), while their mothers date each other.
—Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 14 May 2026
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Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 15 May 2026
Due to the incidents, eight people were injured, including bruising, scrapes and a fractured arm, according to the recall notice.
—Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 15 May 2026
The harder challenge may be whether governments, scientists, and public health institutions can communicate credible risk in a society where trust has become increasingly fractured.
—Steve Brozak, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
Gadd gained almost 90 pounds to play adult Ruben (Stuart Campbell in flashbacks), the fractured older-brother figure of Niall (Jamie Bell as an adult; Mitchell Robertson as an adolescent), while their mothers date each other.
—Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 14 May 2026
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“Fractured.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fractured. Accessed 17 May. 2026.
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