fracture
noun
the breaking of a bone, cartilage, or the like, or the resulting condition.
fractured
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past participleof fracture.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof fracture.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
fracturenounthe breaking of a bone, cartilage, or the like, or the resulting condition.
Example Sentences
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For his part, the unnamed 17-year-old said in a since-deleted social media post that he suffered six fractured vertebrae and a badly bruised tailbone and needed nine stitches in his foot.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
But in recent years, that identity has been fractured entirely.
From Slate ● Sep. 6, 2026
Instead, the glacier fractured along a different crack.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 4, 2026
When Pogacar hit the asphalt, the damage was instant: a concussion, bruises and cuts to his face and shoulder, a fractured C7 vertebrae and a broken collarbone said to require surgery.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026
Koffi watched the fractured sky above her pale as night yielded to dawn.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
