shatter
verb (used with object)
to break (something) into pieces, as by a blow.
Example Sentences
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The AI boom has sent tech giants on an unprecedented buying spree, quintupling flash prices and shattering Apple’s supply-chain leverage.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
Downtown Los Angeles broke a daily heat record Monday with the mercury reaching 104, shattering the previous record of 101 set in 1954 and tied in 1971.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
Jake Fisher, senior director at Consumer Reports’ automotive test center, said carmakers can be doing more to prevent sunroofs from abruptly shattering.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026
Both apps allowed wagers on the number of “explosive diarrhea” cyclosporiasis and measles cases this year, with both outbreaks shattering records.
From Salon ● Aug. 12, 2026
There’s a deep rumble, and then a shattering crack.
From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti
