fracture

01. He fell and [fractured] his skull while skateboarding.

02. The old woman suffered a hip [fracture] when she fell getting out of bed.

03. My sister [fractured] my father's rib when she ran into him while playing squash.

04. The coalition has been [fractured] by rumors of a split between the leaders of the different parties.

05. He sprained his wrist and [fractured] his arm in the car accident.

06. The woman was treated for a [fractured] arm, and released from hospital.

07. He had a compound [fracture] of the arm, and we could see the bone sticking out.

08. The injury to his ankle is only a sprain, not a [fracture] as originally thought.

09. The young boy [fractured] his wrist when he fell while roller-blading.

10. The driver of the car had his skull [fractured] when his head hit the windshield.

11. Studies show that for older people, regular physical activity helps maintain the ability to live independently, and reduces the risk of falling and [fracturing] bones.

12. Hilary Clinton once said that what we have to do is to find a way to celebrate our diversity, and debate our differences without [fracturing] our communities.

13. In the 1500s, the power of the Catholic Church was challenged and finally [fractured] by the Protestant Reformation.

14. In 1999, the most popular reggae singer in Mauritius was arrested during a rally to legalize marijuana, and later died of a skull [fracture] while in police custody.

15. In general, rocks are naturally broken by systems of [fractures] called joints.