Our shattered dreams of peace and prosperity. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Verb (used with object) : ships shattered by storms. ,The incident shattered his composure. ,He wanted to shatter her illusions. From Dictionary.com.
Despite her stoutness, she suffered from what she called shattered nerves. From Wordnik.com. [The Little Lady of the Big House] Reference
The calling of his name shattered the last of the druid’s calm. From Wordnik.com. [WORLD OF WARCRAFT STORMRAGE] Reference
The beauty that this war shattered, is always present. From Wordnik.com. [From The Ridiculous To The Sublime] Reference
Out of nowhere, a forceful shout in Spanish shattered the quiet, "Stop.". From Wordnik.com. [Maurice Jourdane: Suspicious Persons] Reference
Just as she arrived at her daughter's home, a cell phone call shattered her world. From Wordnik.com. Reference
The train shattered on, baring its dark, flaming breast to the hills and to the valleys. From Wordnik.com. [Bliss, and Other Stories] Reference
Early on the 22nd of September the poor wretched VANGUARD, as he called his shattered vessel, appeared in sight of Naples. From Wordnik.com. [The Life of Horatio Lord Nelson]
After he left, his visions of record books bearing his name shattered, we all gathered over the huge skull, and made checks of our own. From Wordnik.com. [grouse Diary Entry] Reference
… and then the longtime ally whose neck had been shattered is miraculously resurrected …. From Wordnik.com. [Writer Unboxed » Blog Archive » Storytellers: You Are Obligated To Deliver The Goods] Reference
The sword shattered and the creature swept him aside. From Wordnik.com. [Reiffeins Choice] Reference
Instead, the sword shattered into a shower of silver splinters. From Wordnik.com. [The Kinslayer Wars]
Be prepared to have your world view shattered, that is, if it already isn't. From Wordnik.com. [nourishing obscurity] Reference
The sword shattered it into a thousand pieces that filled the air like a storm cloud. From Wordnik.com. [Soul of the Fire]
So a long-cherished ideal was hopelessly shattered, which is always a melancholy thing. From Wordnik.com. [The Days Before Yesterday] Reference
Dogs growl of genesis in shattered light, no gods but Death, a devil’s flashing flight. From Wordnik.com. [The Lucifer Cantos 5/13] Reference
The girl herself was in shattered fragments. From Wordnik.com. [Koolau the Leper] Reference
We cannot live in a shattered, meaningless universe. From Wordnik.com. [Philosophy will be life-enhancing] Reference
Mavic replied to the VN "shattered" story, on the VN site. From Wordnik.com. [The BSNYC Second Annual Self-Congratulatory Treacle-Fest!] Reference
And it kind of shattered my intuition about how things work. From Wordnik.com. [Wolfram Blog : Stephen Wolfram on the Quest for Computable Knowledge] Reference
I think the "shattered" crust makes them look even more inviting. From Wordnik.com. [More low fat chocolatey delights] Reference
David Cameron pledged to assist communities "shattered" by the killings. From Wordnik.com. [Cumbria shootings: 12 dead as gunman goes on killing spree] Reference
The boss was shattered, and for a time we all felt kind of shattered too. From Wordnik.com. [Peace, order and good government, eh?: May 2008 Archives] Reference
And the red glass ball'shattered'shards of broken glass over the tent floor. From Wordnik.com. [My Name is Evil]
Huhne even called the economy "shattered" and "bankrupt", which it clearly is not. From Wordnik.com. [Osborne has taken the coward's route] Reference
And she pulls it off with the kind of shattered dignity and determined poise we've come to expect. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2007-09-01] Reference
As an Edwards supporter, I experienced that "shattered" feeling long before any Hillary supporters. From Wordnik.com. [Hillary Pledged Delegate: I'm Backing McCain!] Reference
All my dreams were kind of shattered at that point. From Wordnik.com. [Tucson Weekly] Reference
"My whole world just kind of shattered," Engel said. From Wordnik.com. [CBS 13 Recipes Videos] Reference
Oxford Street shop rents 'shattered' by record deal with Spanish retailer. From Wordnik.com. [The Independent - Frontpage RSS Feed] Reference
“Cyril, Cyril, don’t leave me,” called the shattered voice of Aziz. From Wordnik.com. [A Passage To India]
A friend to the former model said she was 'shattered' by Kay's admissions. From Wordnik.com. [Home | Mail Online] Reference
Einatmen, die Zunge formieren, "shattered" entladen und auf dem Sofa halbt. From Wordnik.com. [Feeds4all documents in category 'SEO'] Reference
She said she was 'shattered' by the news that this year's event had been cancelled. From Wordnik.com. [Home | Mail Online] Reference
The incident had "shattered" the lives of Mabey's mother and his two teenage daughters. From Wordnik.com. [Stuff.co.nz - Stuff] Reference
Elated to earn that medal, Heuga soon felt "shattered" when he thought about his roommate. From Wordnik.com. [Denver Post: News: Breaking: Local] Reference
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