shatter
verb (used with object)
to break (something) into pieces, as by a blow.
shatters
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present tense formof shatter (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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After a fall shatters his ankle, his stepchildren dump him with his daughter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 30, 2026
Cool and tangy yogurt, fruit that tastes unmistakably like itself, crunch that shatters and then yields.
From Salon ● Mar. 17, 2026
Read: Oil shatters $100 ceiling, hitting levels not seen since 2022 as Iran conflict escalates.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 9, 2026
“At some point that glass shatters with the heat and pulsing flame, and then you’ve got pandemonium.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2025
My inkpot shatters on the rocks, turning the river vermilion.
From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black
