How to Use fractured in a Sentence

fractured

adjective
  • Brooks, out with a fractured left hand, watched from the bench in street clothes.
    — Doug Haller, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026
  • My sternum was fractured, my rib cage pried open.
    — Will MacKin, New Yorker, 28 June 2026
  • The man was shot in the head, and sustained a fractured skull and brain bleed.
    — Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 12 June 2025
  • But the peace prize can serve as a beacon of hope in fraught and fractured times.
    — Christian Edwards, CNN, 4 Oct. 2023
  • Emil Andrae has a fractured wrist and will need surgery.
    — Tom Dougherty, CBS News, 14 May 2026
  • The 3-year-old suffered a bite on the back and a fractured finger.
    — Fabiana Chaparro, CNN, 12 Oct. 2023
  • Portions of the right wing fell to the south of the debris path and the left wing was fractured.
    — Elizabeth Hernandez, Denver Post, 20 Sep. 2025
  • Stewart also has a fractured right leg.
    — Lydia Mee, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
  • The red main rotor blade was also fractured and found near the main rotor hub.
    — CBS News, 5 Feb. 2024
  • His ribs and sternum were also fractured.
    — Melissa Brown, The Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025
  • Hall suffered a fractured leg and required stitches to his arm.
    — Cameron Knight, The Enquirer, 4 Oct. 2022
  • An operation on a fractured foot has ruled him out.
    — Phil Hay, New York Times, 21 May 2026
  • The attack left the victim with a fractured orbital bone.
    — Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 3 Jan. 2026
  • Whether that would have been enough, or enough to slowly build to more in the fractured field, was never clear.
    — Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 15 Apr. 2026
  • Hers is a banger about fractured trust and power struggles with a man who once steered her career.
    — Bryan West, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
  • But after a slew of reorgs, the team was sharp-elbowed, burned out and fractured.
    — Jill D. Griffin, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
  • Or maybe fractured sounds less dramatic.
    — Joe Rexrode, New York Times, 11 Jan. 2026
  • Soothing our fractured world sure sounds like a tall order for a muted mix of pink and orange.
    — Washington Post Staff, Washington Post, 7 Dec. 2023
  • And so his experience of time is a little bit fractured.
    — Megan McCluskey, Time, 21 May 2026
  • The hosts talk about the increasingly fractured world of sports viewing for fans.
    — Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 7 May 2026
  • There, a doctor told her the hospital didn't have the equipment to treat her fractured bones.
    — Christina Coulter, Fox News, 15 Oct. 2023
  • This rapid expansion can lead to stress and damage even beyond fractured bark.
    — Rebekah F. Ward, Houston Chronicle, 25 Jan. 2026
  • Only a fractured wrist, which sidelined her for a couple of weeks this season, has slowed her down.
    — Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Travis Konecny was dealing with a fractured rib and fractured nose.
    — Tom Dougherty, CBS News, 14 May 2026
  • He probably was not helped by having a fractured jaw, in fairness.
    — Tim Spiers, New York Times, 20 June 2026
  • He probably was not helped by having a fractured jaw, in fairness.
    — Tim Spiers, New York Times, 17 June 2026
  • Avis fell head first and suffered a fractured spine, per The Telegraph.
    — Angel Saunders, People.com, 22 Aug. 2025
  • The country feels dangerously fractured, and one of those fault lines runs straight through our state.
    — Phil Morris The Minnesota Star Tribune, Arkansas Online, 10 Jan. 2026
  • Or why their best player, Clayton Keller, is out for the year with a fractured leg?
    — Greg Moore, The Arizona Republic, 21 Apr. 2022
  • But can the left wing of the fractured party build enough support to make a difference in two years, or in four?
    — Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2025

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