Collocations for "shattered"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "shattered" in context.
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shatter
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- the [glass, window, door] shattered
- shattered the [glass]
- [looters, rioters, the police] shattered [windows]
- shatter into [pieces, fragments, oblivion]
- shatter on [me, impact, contact]
- shatter [instantly, violently, randomly]
- her [hopes, ambitions, nerves] were shattered
- shatter his [hopes]
- she was shattered by [the news, his revelations, the rejection]
'shattered' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):