had fractured
- past perfect of fracture.
Example Sentences
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“I thought maybe they had fractured a rib because that’s how painful it was. I couldn’t sleep face down for three weeks.”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 26, 2026
By the end, the dressing room had fractured into three camps: a small group of loyalists, a larger group who actively resented him, and a numb majority who had simply stopped caring.
From BBC ● May 13, 2026
They marked the first definitive sign that the transatlantic alliance, which had survived for nearly 80 years, had fractured.
From Salon ● Feb. 17, 2026
Hours later, it would emerge that she had fractured her left leg and undergone surgery, according to the Associated Press.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 8, 2026
The bone had fractured and caved in considerably over an area of about four inches.
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
