Example Sentences
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He said 2026 was "surprisingly similar" to 2022, which for glaciers was "by far the most extreme year ever recorded in the Alps, with melt rates shattering everything we had seen before".
From Barron's ● Jun. 27, 2026
He said that, as it had been a Sunday morning, his family had been asleep when the blast occurred, shattering all his windows.
From BBC ● May 24, 2026
Now, he’s doing whatever he can to keep his fragile life’s work intact, knowing it is one errant aftershock away from shattering.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 27, 2026
As someone who is blind I focus on the sounds, and I heard the shattering of glass.
From BBC ● Apr. 26, 2026
“It’s a disgrace,” charged the deputy minister of defense, shattering his glasses on the table.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
