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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Others have not lost their fighting spirit, like Ahmed Ali Mahmoud who is smiling and animated, despite multiple fractures.
From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026
That might make you more vulnerable to foot fractures, according to a 2023 analysis of high-stack running shoes with carbon-fiber plates published in Sports Medicine, with Tenforde as the lead author.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026
Older adults are also more likely to suffer fractures, while younger children are more likely to sustain head and neck injuries.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026
"But either way, we need an ocean to be able to create the fractures that we are seeing on Ariel's surface."
From Science Daily ● Sep. 24, 2026
The twice-tough glass of the drench spiderwebbed into a thousand fractures, and I closed my eyes just as it burst.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
