Example Sentences

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And ruptured pavement is keeping lots of lawyers busy with trip-and-fall lawsuits that cost the city millions each year.

From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2026

In January, a 72-inch diameter pipe ruptured, spewing 243 million gallons of raw sewage into the Potomac River in one of the worst wastewater spills in U.S. history.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

He missed all of the PGA season last year as he recovered from a 2024 back surgery and surgery in March 2025 for a ruptured Achilles tendon.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026

She said: "The pain started to become a daily thing after my ovarian cyst ruptured and then my mobility started to be affected and I couldn't work."

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

With the water lines ruptured and the sewers bled dry, there was nothing to check its course.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand