fracture
noun
the breaking of a bone, cartilage, or the like, or the resulting condition.
was fracturing
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past progressiveof fracture.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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ECB President Christine Lagarde has previously sought to talk up the euro as a potential new global reserve currency, arguing the economic order backed by the dollar was "fracturing".
From Barron's ● Feb. 2, 2026
The expedition was fracturing from the effects of altitude.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 17, 2023
The ice was fracturing around them, opening in gaping cracks.
From National Geographic ● Dec. 24, 2020
Prof. Wendy Hall, a computer scientist at Southampton University in England, said the British proposal showed how the internet was fracturing around the world, with different regions adopting different standards.
From New York Times ● Feb. 12, 2020
He found the dam that held back his fear was fracturing.
From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman
