Example Sentences
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Heated debates over slavery, the constitution and the economic and political system created clear fractures among the population.
From BBC • Jul. 4, 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
She was already in surgery for fractures in both arms at that point.
From Barron's • Jun. 25, 2026
The story moves forward in a series of painful unravelings—the school is scandalized; a family fractures; a gay relationship is revealed; a deep friendship between two boys rips apart.
From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove
