Sentence examples for shatter upon from inspiring English sources

The reason for having dead-annealed glass is the absence of tension in the interior; internal tension would cause the glass to shatter upon impact of the first bullet, thereby rendering the person behind the glass vulnerable to the second bullet.

Jupiter's gravity increased the velocity of objects within these resonances, causing them to shatter upon collision with other bodies, rather than accrete.

The most well-studied grain threshing trait in barley is the brittle-rachis phenotype, where the grain spikes shatter upon applying slight mechanical force.

Uncooked bones have a different molecular structure that does not allow the bones to shatter upon chewing impact.

Made from very hard, condensate materials, the Diamond Disc was virtually indestructible, unlike the brittle vinyl records that easily shattered upon impact.

Fahri threw a glass oven dish which shattered upon hitting Jimmy in the face.

Or that, perhaps, his churchwarden ended up shattering, upon meeting the floor, three years ago in January.

The plastic frame cracked and shattered upon impact and often needed to be held together by rope or wires.

There's just one problem with this story: like most morality tales, it shatters upon contact with hard reality.

However, at a striking velocity of about 2,600 feet (800 metres) per second, steel shot shatters upon impact instead of penetrating.

The hollow point shattered upon entry, instead of tearing all the way through the gator.