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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There’s such a fractured landscape, and so many barriers.
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Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2024
Finally, a commitment to rebuild Lebanese state institutions and the country’s fractured economy will be necessary to implement any cease-fire deal, not least since the Lebanese armed forces have been operating in survival mode since the economic and financial meltdown began, in 2019.
—Mohanad Hage Ali, Foreign Affairs, 1 Nov. 2024
His goddaughter suffered a fractured knee in the collapse.
—Ray Sanchez, CNN, 27 Oct. 2024
The incident resulted in Force sustaining a traumatic brain injury, a fractured sternum, and a right wrist injury.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 3 Nov. 2024
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Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2024
Finally, a commitment to rebuild Lebanese state institutions and the country’s fractured economy will be necessary to implement any cease-fire deal, not least since the Lebanese armed forces have been operating in survival mode since the economic and financial meltdown began, in 2019.
—Mohanad Hage Ali, Foreign Affairs, 1 Nov. 2024
His goddaughter suffered a fractured knee in the collapse.
—Ray Sanchez, CNN, 27 Oct. 2024
The incident resulted in Force sustaining a traumatic brain injury, a fractured sternum, and a right wrist injury.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 3 Nov. 2024
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“Fractured.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fractured. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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