fracture
noun
the breaking of a bone, cartilage, or the like, or the resulting condition.
will fracture
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future tenseof fracture.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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Some industry observers said that it’s unlikely the AMPTP’s proposal will fracture the unity of WGA members.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2023
The New Republic proclaimed, “Wages will go down, families will fracture and millions of children will be made more miserable than ever.”
From New York Times ● Sep. 14, 2022
It’s not yet clear whether the current unity will fracture if the war drags on for months.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 26, 2022
The “traditional plan” raises the possibility that the country’s largest mainline Protestant denomination will fracture over an issue about which it had long tolerated a measure of disagreement.
From Slate ● Apr. 30, 2019
Any current of cold air that strikes it will fracture it.
From The Story of Glass by C.P. Gray
