rupture
noun
the act of breaking or bursting.
ruptured
Example Sentences
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A forensic pathologist in his office determined the infant died from a ruptured spleen and the pathologist said, in his opinion, that the cause of death was unrelated to measles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
A Mercedes-Benz owner heard a “gunshot” sound like Nguyen—a frequent descriptor of these events, according to federal reports—before their car’s glass ruptured.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026
Hunt left that day unable to walk, and a scan would show she had fully ruptured a tendon in her quadriceps.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
Tommy John, who ruptured a ligament in his left elbow in 1974, agreed to a radical surgery that revived his career and changed baseball.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
Jean Miele’s advantage began with the people he was with on May 6, when the lining of his right coronary artery ruptured, cutting off the flow of blood to his sixty-six-year-old heart.
From "Class Matters" by The New York Times
