shatter a bone

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To break a bone into many small pieces.

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  • The impact from the tackle was so forceful it shattered his shin bone.
  • He fell from the ladder and shattered a bone in his wrist.
  • The X-ray revealed that the impact had shattered her hip bone.
  • A fall from that height could easily shatter a bone.
  • She has shattered a bone in her ankle and will require surgery.
  • The force of the car crash shattered several bones in his leg.
  • I was lucky not to shatter any bones when I slipped on the ice.
  • Without proper safety equipment, you risk shattering a bone.
  • It's a high-impact injury that can shatter a bone into multiple fragments.
  • The doctor warned that another bad fall might shatter the weakened bone.