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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For employers navigating a fractured and fast-evolving regulatory landscape, the measure promises temporary clarity, but at the cost of state-level experimentation and innovation.
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Alonzo Martinez, Forbes.com, 13 June 2025
Even the fractured relationships within the Cypress family, which should be the beating heart pulling all these multiplying subplots together, feel underbaked, paced more according to narrative necessity than organic emotional growth.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 12 June 2025
The man was shot in the head, and sustained a fractured skull and brain bleed.
—Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 12 June 2025
In today's fractured political climate, such selective silence is becoming increasingly common.
—Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 June 2025
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Alonzo Martinez, Forbes.com, 13 June 2025
Even the fractured relationships within the Cypress family, which should be the beating heart pulling all these multiplying subplots together, feel underbaked, paced more according to narrative necessity than organic emotional growth.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 12 June 2025
The man was shot in the head, and sustained a fractured skull and brain bleed.
—Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 12 June 2025
In today's fractured political climate, such selective silence is becoming increasingly common.
—Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for fractured
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“Fractured.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fractured. Accessed 16 Jun. 2025.
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