How to Use rupture in a Sentence

rupture

1 of 2 noun
  • They're trying to heal the rupture in their relationship.
  • The conflict caused a rupture in relations between the former allies.
  • A rupture in the pipeline resulted in major water damage.
  • Here are two habits that repair that rupture.
    — Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 16 Jan. 2026
  • What happens if a brain aneurysm ruptures?
    — Kaan Ozcan, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2025
  • There has been no formal rupture.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 30 Mar. 2026
  • The clearest rupture came over glyphosate.
    — Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 30 May 2026
  • Iran’s response caused a deep rupture.
    — Nawaf M. Al-Thani, semafor.com, 20 Apr. 2026
  • The breast implant had been dogged by ruptures and leaks in its early days.
    — Ava Kofman, ProPublica, 26 June 2023
  • In the case of a rupture, this alignment would likely hold.
    — Rebecca Hanson, The Conversation, 6 Jan. 2026
  • But how is this rupture to be prevented?
    — David Remnick, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2025
  • The truth is that no one wanted a diplomatic rupture in this of all years.
    — Melissa Bell, CNN Money, 27 Feb. 2026
  • The cause of the rupture remained unclear.
    — Claire Rush, Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2026
  • The force of such a blast is enough to collapse buildings and rupture organs.
    — Brad Lendon, CNN, 16 Mar. 2024
  • The tribe worries a rupture could happen as early as this spring.
    — Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 8 Feb. 2024
  • The gate can either stop or transmit large ruptures between the two faults.
    — Kasha Patel, CNN Money, 19 June 2026
  • In a major rupture, strong shaking could last tens of seconds to more than a minute.
    — Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 13 June 2026
  • The last scene of the story contains both routine and rupture.
    — Willing Davidson, The New Yorker, 6 Nov. 2023
  • The cause of the rupture is unknown at this time, Goldstein said.
    — Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 26 May 2026
  • The movie is minutes old, and already the rupture is complete.
    — Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2022
  • Very rarely, this can lead to a serious problem—spleen rupture.
    — Anju Goel, Verywell Health, 25 Mar. 2024
  • When that happens, the stress propagates and the rupture grows.
    — Sylvain Barbot, The Conversation, 26 June 2026
  • And what the role of a historian is in this moment of rupture.
    — How To Save A Country, The New Republic, 22 June 2023
  • His brief break with the president was more a hairline fracture than a full rupture.
    — Russell Berman, The Atlantic, 23 Jan. 2026
  • Certain types of vasculitis can lead to aneurysms, or a rupture in a blood vessel.
    — Alexa Mikhail, Fortune, 9 Aug. 2022
  • Every barrier a rupture hits on its way works as a checkpoint.
    — Jacek Krywko, Scientific American, 23 Apr. 2026
  • The rupture of the aneurysm in my abdomen brought that ultimate truth about life front and center.
    — Frederick Dreier, Outside, 14 Nov. 2025
  • In a time of rupture and flux, philanthropy must adopt a disruptive role.
    — Mark Malloch-Brown, Foreign Affairs, 15 Jan. 2024
  • Most earthquake ruptures only last a few seconds, while landslides can go for a minute or more.
    — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 22 Feb. 2024
  • The strength of a supershear earthquake comes from the speed of that rupture.
    — Corinne Purtillstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 18 Nov. 2022

rupture

2 of 2 verb
  • The crime ruptured the peace of a small town.
  • High water pressure ruptured the pipe.
  • The pipe ruptured because of high water pressure.
  • The impact ruptured his liver.
  • The scandal ruptured relations between the two countries.
  • How do the fault lines rupture?
    — Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 19 June 2026
  • Most brain aneurysms don't rupture.
    — Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Rodgers ruptured his Achilles in just his fourth snap with the team.
    — Ryan Morik, Fox News, 26 Sep. 2023
  • Then, a scream ruptures the quiet.
    — Ashley Andreou, STAT, 22 June 2026
  • Large ice crystals tend to rupture cells and may cause a texture change.
    — Washington Post, 13 May 2020
  • An artery in my lung had ruptured and that is what was causing the bleeding.
    — Kyle Eustice, SPIN, 12 Dec. 2023
  • The office was bombed leaving her eardrum ruptured and her cheek scarred.
    — Tabitha Britt, Peoplemag, 22 Sep. 2023
  • Or what are the ways that this villain can rupture that circle and break us away?
    — Chancellor Agard, EW.com, 21 Oct. 2021
  • The tanker had ruptured, but somehow fire did not ignite.
    — Alan Gionet, CBS News, 28 Nov. 2025
  • This keeps the plastic wrap from swelling or even rupturing.
    — Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 3 Feb. 2026
  • Losing control through its turn, the truck fell on its side and ruptured its own tank.
    — Morgan Winsor, ABC News, 14 June 2023
  • My lungs collapsed and my kidneys ruptured.
    — Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 18 Jan. 2026
  • My lungs collapsed and my kidneys ruptured.
    — Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 17 Jan. 2026
  • My lungs collapsed and my kidneys ruptured.
    — Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 20 Jan. 2026
  • My lungs collapsed and my kidneys ruptured.
    — Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 29 Jan. 2026
  • My lungs collapsed and my kidneys ruptured.
    — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 31 Mar. 2026
  • My lungs collapsed and my kidneys ruptured.
    — Nasha Smith, PEOPLE, 1 Apr. 2026
  • This is to help prevent the tank from rupturing or blowing off a valve.
    — Timothy Dale, The Spruce, 28 Jan. 2026
  • His Achilles tendon was ruptured.
    — Jon Krawczynski, New York Times, 27 May 2026
  • Failing to do that within two hours could rupture the pipes inside the walls.
    — Simon Shuster, The Atlantic, 3 Feb. 2026
  • An artery in his lung had ruptured, and doctors were unable to stop the bleeding.
    — Cara Lynn Shultz, Peoplemag, 15 Dec. 2023
  • This quickly ruptured the first and then second stage of the rocket.
    — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 2 June 2026
  • The fuel tanks ruptured, and the entire tail section fell off, along with the right wing.
    — Burkhard Bilger, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
  • The line seemed to rupture entirely, though, while Foltynewicz sat at home.
    — Evan Grant, Dallas News, 8 Mar. 2021
  • When the beads grew large enough, the sack would rupture, releasing the offspring.
    — Lisa Sanders, M.d., New York Times, 2 Nov. 2022

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