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Meanings of shattered glass in English

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Transparent substance that is used to make things such as windows and bottles which is no longer in its original form and was damaged by external forces.

Usage of shattered glass in English
1
Within seconds the window gave, the shattered glass falling below the curtains.
Rise
2
Most are thought to have suffered cuts and lacerations from shattered glass.
The Guardian
3
When we say chaos, we mean stampedes, shattered glass and minor injuries.
The South African
4
Glass windows and doors have been smashed and shattered glass is everywhere.
News.com.au
5
There were no bodies, no bloodstains, no shattered glass on the floor.
Provenance
6
Margaret found the tall streetlight Isaac spoke of with the shattered glass.
A change in altitude
7
The laser pointed straight up-andout through the shattered glass dome overhead.
The Fall of Reach
8
I reached in through the shattered glass and opened the car's door.
Dexter Is Dead
9
On the wood-panelled floor, the brutal mix of blood and shattered glass.
The Irish Times
10
The vase was taken from a shattered glass case and presented in gratitude.
Atonement
11
The floor was covered with bits of shattered glass glistening in the sun.
Broken to the Plow / A Novel
12
Television pictures showed shattered glass on the road and several burnt out cars.
Reuters
13
When I got to the scene I couldn't believe all that shattered glass.
Truths unveiled
14
They hear the falling of the shattered glass from the windows.
Heartbreak House
15
The photographs were back in their silver frames; the shattered glass all replaced.
The blackstone chronicles
16
Little details: the shattered glass on the floor, liquor soaking into the carpet.
Rebel island
This collocation consists of:
Shattered glass through the time
Shattered glass across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Less common