broken
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busted, fractured, fragmented, shattered, smashed
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One suffered a broken leg and was transported to the Flagstaff Medical Center. — Madeline Holcombe, CNN, "Skydiving accident at Grand Canyon Airport kills a British man," 11 Sep. 2019 When the Hokies lost at home to Old Dominion in their third game, and Jackson was lost for the remainder of the season with a broken leg, Virginia Tech fell out of the Top 25 and was ranked only once more the rest of the season. — Don Markus, baltimoresun.com, "Newly ranked, No. 21 Maryland football expects to get Temple’s ‘best’ Saturday in Philadelphia," 10 Sep. 2019 But in an interview last year, Malone said he was called to help with a fight at the Scioto County Jail that resulted in a broken neck and serious injuries to his hand. — USA Today, "Trapped and trafficked: Officials in small Ohio town accused of sex trafficking underage girls," 5 Sep. 2019 His 2018 campaign ended with a broken right leg in a week two road loss to Waubonsie Valley. — Steve Reaven, chicagotribune.com, "Blake Ellingson guides Libertyville to dramatic win over Carmel," 31 Aug. 2019 Alford is sidelined with a broken leg and is expected to be placed on injured reserve Saturday afternoon and Peterson will begin serving a six-week suspension Sunday for testing positive for performance-enhancing drugs. — Bob Mcmanaman, azcentral, "Several Arizona Cardinals will hope to avoid the cut man as NFL rosters trim to 53," 29 Aug. 2019 The team hit the field in 2016 but Beaudry did not, missing the season with a broken leg. — Mike Anthony, courant.com, "Mike Anthony: UConn quarterback Mike Beaudry proved himself to Randy Edsall with one strong season at West Florida and a strong training camp in Storrs," 27 Aug. 2019 The young boy had a broken leg, a skull fracture and other fractures throughout his body, all at different stages of healing. — Jay R. Jordan, Houston Chronicle, "Houston man wanted for beating child could be in California, authorities say," 21 Aug. 2019 The coroner determined Sems suffered a broken neck, fractured ribs and cuts and bruises on her head, prosecutors said. — Sam Tabachnik, The Denver Post, "DNA on a bratwurst connected Aurora murder suspect to crime," 13 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'broken.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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