fracture
noun
the breaking of a bone, cartilage, or the like, or the resulting condition.
fractures
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pluralof fracture.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof fracture (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
fracturenounthe breaking of a bone, cartilage, or the like, or the resulting condition.
Example Sentences
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He later suffered three back fractures, and to this day the pain is still there.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
But there were no obvious bone fractures, open wounds or visible parasites.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
BBC Radio London presenter Jo Good has returned to her show two weeks after suffering four fractures to her face in the Bedfordshire train crash.
From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026
Faults are fractures in rock layers that form when the Earth's crust is stressed or displaced.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 30, 2026
Nor is the absence of fractures and cuts on an ancient skeleton conclusive proof that the person to whom the skeleton belonged did not die a violent death.
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
