He related his shattering war experiences in his autobiography.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
Amid all these shattering events I had little time to try to find out what had happened to Eric.
As he threw the bag to the floor, it landed with a sound of shattering glass which left him feeling sick.
At the moment of its shattering hell would implode on them from all directions.
Finally, there had been the last few months, when everything had fallen apart with such shattering swiftness.
Gunpowder is still made use of in those quarries where a splitting rather than a shattering action is required.
She heard the crash of shattering glass as the cars clashed.
Some people live with a more or less permanent anxiety that this shattering event could happen at any time.
They provide backing for such shattering conclusions as the following: s fly.
Thesaurus
Longman Language Activatormaking you feel shocked►shocking
making you feel shocked and upset: · These shocking events horrified the entire world.· The report revealed some shocking new facts about the effect of drinking on health.· It can be quite shocking for a child to see the changes in his or her body as puberty approaches.
►devastating/shattering
extremely shocking and upsetting: · Losing your job can be a psychologically devastating experience.· a shattering personal crisis
1very shocking and upsetting: His mother’s death was a shattering blow.2British English informal making you very tiredSYN exhausting: I’ve had a shattering day.