cracked mirror
Frequency: 5.45.6 per million words
a mirror with one or more lines on its surface where it has broken but not shattered
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Examples (10)
- He accidentally dropped the hand-mirror, leaving a large cracked line across its surface.
- The old house had a dusty, cracked mirror in the hallway that seemed to reflect past secrets.
- She considered the cracked mirror a bad omen, refusing to look at her reflection in it.
- Despite the cracked mirror, the antique dresser remained a beautiful piece of furniture.
- A small cracked mirror in the compact made her reflection appear distorted.
- The detective noticed a cracked mirror on the wall, perhaps a sign of a struggle.
- Repairing the cracked mirror in the bathroom seemed like an urgent task.
- Through the cracked mirror of his memory, he tried to recall the events of that day.
- The artist used the imagery of a cracked mirror to convey fragmentation in her painting.
- Be careful when handling that old cracked mirror; the edges can be sharp.