adjective
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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He related his shattering war experiences in his autobiography.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Amid all these shattering events I had little time to try to find out what had happened to Eric.
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As he threw the bag to the floor, it landed with a sound of shattering glass which left him feeling sick.
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At the moment of its shattering hell would implode on them from all directions.
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Finally, there had been the last few months, when everything had fallen apart with such shattering swiftness.
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Gunpowder is still made use of in those quarries where a splitting rather than a shattering action is required.
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She heard the crash of shattering glass as the cars clashed.
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Some people live with a more or less permanent anxiety that this shattering event could happen at any time.
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They provide backing for such shattering conclusions as the following: s fly.