shattered
Britishadjective
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broken into many small pieces
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impaired or destroyed
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dumbfounded or thoroughly upset
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informal tired out or exhausted
Example Sentences
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“While our hearts are absolutely shattered, we have felt God’s presence and arms wrapped tightly around us through each and every one of you.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026
It comes after a late spring heatwave saw temperature records shattered across the UK.
From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026
It comes after a spell of early and unusual heat in late May, which shattered temperature records around the UK.
From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026
Bill Gates’s public image has been shattered by Justice Department files detailing his association with Jeffrey Epstein.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026
The eruption had shattered the mountain, and now a fifty-mile-wide avalanche of rock and mud and melted ice was taking aim at the valley below.
From "I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980" by Lauren Tarshis
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