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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In the ruins, Sabbagh picked out bits of his family's shattered life -- a scrap of his mother Afaf's bedspread, chunks of wooden furniture from their dining room, a red sofa cushion.
From Barron's • May 20, 2026
In 2002, the Larsen B ice shelf rapidly shattered and collapsed.
From Science Daily • May 19, 2026
Few had succeeded in replicating them outside the region until places like Starship Bagel came along and shattered New Yorkers’ long-held belief that great bagels could only come from their own backyard.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026
The family of a teenage boy who died after being hit by a falling tree said he was playing in a park with friends at the time, and that their lives had been shattered.
From BBC • May 4, 2026
Seven’s heart shattered as she watched Mr. Pepperhorn grab Valley and storm out of the room.
From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega
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