How to Use rupture in a Sentence

rupture

1 of 2 noun

• They're trying to heal the rupture in their relationship.
• The conflict caused a rupture in relations between the former allies.
• A rupture in the pipeline resulted in major water damage.
• The last scene of the story contains both routine and rupture.
  — Willing Davidson, The New Yorker, 6 Nov. 2023
• The force of such a blast is enough to collapse buildings and rupture organs.
  — Brad Lendon, CNN, 16 Mar. 2024
• The movie is minutes old, and already the rupture is complete.
  — Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2022
• The breast implant had been dogged by ruptures and leaks in its early days.
  — Ava Kofman, ProPublica, 26 June 2023
• The strength of a supershear earthquake comes from the speed of that rupture.
  — Corinne Purtillstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 18 Nov. 2022
• And what the role of a historian is in this moment of rupture.
  — How To Save A Country, The New Republic, 22 June 2023
• There's a risk of infection … the risk of uterine rupture.
  — CBS News, 12 Jan. 2024
• Once again, all of the coolant on board a Russian spacecraft leaked into space due to a rupture.
  — Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 10 Oct. 2023
• But the exact timing and manner of these ruptures is hazy.
  — Robin George Andrews, Scientific American, 27 Sep. 2023
• The rupture caused the property’s main line to be dry and exposed since Tuesday.
  — Teo Armus, Washington Post, 10 Aug. 2023
• When the tendon ruptures, the break is usually about 2.5 inches above the heel.
  — Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 12 Sep. 2023
• The tribe worries a rupture could happen as early as this spring.
  — Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 8 Feb. 2024
• This rapid change prompts the collagen and elastin in your skin to rupture, causing stretch marks to appear.
  — Phoebe Sklansky, Parents, 7 Mar. 2024
• Rodgers will undergo surgery to mend the rupture, his coach said Tuesday.
  — David K. Li, NBC News, 12 Sep. 2023
• Certain types of vasculitis can lead to aneurysms, or a rupture in a blood vessel.
  — Alexa Mikhail, Fortune, 9 Aug. 2022
• The magma, which had already risen close to the surface of the volcano’s crater, likely produced a rupture in the volcanic cone and spewed out.
  — Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Sep. 2022
• The team concluded that the Saddle Mountain and Seattle fault ruptures occurred at or near the same time.
  — Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Oct. 2023
• That seeming breach of the circle, that rupture, by the director feels pointed.
  — Lisa Kennedy, Variety, 14 Oct. 2022
• Very rarely, this can lead to a serious problem—spleen rupture.
  — Anju Goel, Verywell Health, 25 Mar. 2024
• In a time of rupture and flux, philanthropy must adopt a disruptive role.
  — Mark Malloch-Brown, Foreign Affairs, 15 Jan. 2024
• If the weakened aorta ruptures, the patient can quickly die.
  — Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2023
• His first major rupture with Mr. Iger came just weeks later.
  — Jessica Toonkel, WSJ, 23 Nov. 2022
• The trio splintered in 2022, but the rupture generated some of the group’s most exciting new music in years.
  — Carrie Battan, The New Yorker, 27 Dec. 2022
• Beijing conditioned the end of the blockade to the rupture of Paraguay's relations with Taiwan.
  — Fox News, 13 Sep. 2022
• Crews worked overnight to get part of the rupture on the semi-truck patched up – which slowed down the leak but did not stop it completely, according to McMahon.
  — Paradise Afshar, CNN, 30 Sep. 2023
• Most earthquake ruptures only last a few seconds, while landslides can go for a minute or more.
  — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 22 Feb. 2024
• But disagreements over how or how not to support Ukraine have brought about an unprecedented rupture.
  — Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 20 Mar. 2024

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rupture

2 of 2 verb

• The crime ruptured the peace of a small town.
• High water pressure ruptured the pipe.
• The pipe ruptured because of high water pressure.
• The impact ruptured his liver.
• The scandal ruptured relations between the two countries.
• Rodgers ruptured his Achilles in just his fourth snap with the team.
  — Ryan Morik, Fox News, 26 Sep. 2023
• In rare cases, the aneurysm can rupture and lead to death.
  — Andrew Das, New York Times, 14 Dec. 2022
• When the beads grew large enough, the sack would rupture, releasing the offspring.
  — Lisa Sanders, M.d., New York Times, 2 Nov. 2022
• An artery in my lung had ruptured and that is what was causing the bleeding.
  — Kyle Eustice, SPIN, 12 Dec. 2023
• Or what are the ways that this villain can rupture that circle and break us away?
  — Chancellor Agard, EW.com, 21 Oct. 2021
• The line seemed to rupture entirely, though, while Foltynewicz sat at home.
  — Evan Grant, Dallas News, 8 Mar. 2021
• Data show that ruptured brain aneurysms account for 3-5% of all new strokes, the BAF says.
  — USA TODAY, 18 Mar. 2024
• In the early morning of April 1, the earth ruptured deep within the Aleutian Trench 90 miles south.
  — Ned Rozell | Alaska Science, Anchorage Daily News, 4 Mar. 2023
• Large ice crystals tend to rupture cells and may cause a texture change.
  — Washington Post, 13 May 2020
• Losing control through its turn, the truck fell on its side and ruptured its own tank.
  — Morgan Winsor, ABC News, 14 June 2023
• An artery in his lung had ruptured, and doctors were unable to stop the bleeding.
  — Cara Lynn Shultz, Peoplemag, 15 Dec. 2023
• The office was bombed leaving her eardrum ruptured and her cheek scarred.
  — Tabitha Britt, Peoplemag, 22 Sep. 2023
• Rough materials will rupture those bags and poop gets all over the inside of the can.
  — Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive, 21 Dec. 2021
• This is called meconium ileus, and in the worst cases, the intestines can rupture.
  — Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 19 Mar. 2024
• One toppled, causing the gaskets of the fuel lines to rupture.
  — Will McCarthy, Anchorage Daily News, 22 Sep. 2022
• Magnetars, like the Earth, have a crust that might rupture and buckle.
  — Charlie Wood, Popular Science, 4 Nov. 2020
• But there are other, less visible signs of damage as some cells in the trunk of the tree could have ruptured—called ring shake.
  — Alex Groth, Journal Sentinel, 24 Jan. 2024
• But there are other, less visible signs of damage as some cells in the trunk of the tree could have ruptured — called ring shake.
  — Alex Groth, Journal Sentinel, 24 Jan. 2024
• But the discs can rupture or rip, allowing some of that inner jelly to leak out.
  — Sarah Jacoby, SELF, 18 Mar. 2021
• Like putting too much air in a balloon, this can rupture the eardrum and dislodge the tiny bones connecting it to the inner ear.
  — Michael Ciaglo, National Geographic, 5 June 2020
• The rocket ruptured the side of the aircraft, causing 3,200 pounds of jet fuel to begin leaking and catch fire.
  — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 9 May 2023
• Her pregnancy could rupture and cause a hemorrhage in the first trimester.
  — Kavitha Surana, ProPublica, 14 Mar. 2023
• One of the blisters had ruptured, leaving an angry-looking raw red mark.
  — Lisa Sanders, M.d., New York Times, 7 Oct. 2023
• Fedir, who drove a tractor and performed other tasks, ruptured two disks in his back that still cause intense pain.
  — Sergii Mukaieliants, Washington Post, 23 Aug. 2023
• The athletes have plaques that are smooth, hard, and unlikely to rupture; the non-athletes have softer plaques that are more likely to break off from the artery wall and block the flow of blood.
  — Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 18 Aug. 2022

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024