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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The closeness of the race only underscores one of El-Sayed’s challenges going ahead: reuniting a fractured party after a bitter primary campaign.
From Slate ● Aug. 5, 2026
But it’s also a savvy, deliberative portrait of leadership in a fractured time, with a unique takeaway: Knowing oneself is as essential to the job as knowing who one’s friends and enemies are.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026
Burnham takes over a fractured and fractious Labour Party, and the task of pulling it back together is enormous.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
But the warehouse club has long been the one thing our fractured country agrees is good.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026
I could make out a dark fractured outline on the bottom, the blackened hulk in three large sections.
From "Flush" by Carl Hiaasen
