Sentence examples for shattering hit from inspiring English sources
In spite of — or, probably, because of — these potent and problematic elements, "Oh, Susanna" was a shattering hit, in part because of steam.
Its composite blades shattered when hit by hail or birds.
Though his bat shattered, Varitek hit a blooper into center field, too far in for Bernie Williams to reach, and Nixon sped around third and across the plate.
Soldiers' relatives said that they expected the Army to outfit the trucks better than they themselves could have, after being told by the military that the steel plates proposed by the families would shatter if hit.
A diamond will shatter if hit with an ordinary hammer.
Also like rubber, a hammer will shatter if hit upon something when at such temperatures.
A 100-pound marble slab near the top of the Times Square building famed for the New Year's Eve ball suddenly came loose yesterday morning and fell 20 stories, shattering as it hit billboard supports and raining white marble chunks the size of fists onto the street below.
It's hard to describe how terrifying it is to be surrounded by chunks of concrete flying from that height and shattering when they hit the ground.
Tuesday's Design/Miami fair, held during the Art Basel Miami Beach week, ended in tragedy today, when one of Jeff Koons' iconic balloon dogs inexplicably fell from the silver plate on which he sat, his compact glass physique shattering when it hit the floor.
Fahri threw a glass oven dish which shattered upon hitting Jimmy in the face.
