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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Sean Emery, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 June 2025
These moves have shattered walls that have long kept data within the agencies that collect it.
—Julia Shapero, The Hill, 25 June 2025
Keith Langston, People.com, 18 May 2025
Tim Lammers However, in a series of events that unfolds like the machinations of a Rube Goldberg device, the tower soon explodes into flames and glass windows and floor shatter, sending patrons falling to their grisly deaths.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
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Verb
In the meantime, Aimee Gutierrez, Saint’s owner, and her family have been shattered by the loss and the deaths of the other dogs.
—Sean Emery, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 June 2025
These moves have shattered walls that have long kept data within the agencies that collect it.
—Julia Shapero, The Hill, 25 June 2025
Noun
Sadly, the date is ruined when the restaurant’s glass floor shatters, some 40 stories above the ground.
—Keith Langston, People.com, 18 May 2025
Tim Lammers However, in a series of events that unfolds like the machinations of a Rube Goldberg device, the tower soon explodes into flames and glass windows and floor shatter, sending patrons falling to their grisly deaths.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
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“Shatter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shatter. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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