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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Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 9 July 2025
In those terrifying moments, Ryan shattered a window in a final attempt to get his family out.
—Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 6 July 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
But the resulting scandal shatters her reputation, as well as that of Nina’s teenage daughter, Clara.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 9 July 2025
In those terrifying moments, Ryan shattered a window in a final attempt to get his family out.
—Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 6 July 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 15 Jul. 2025.
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