1.  What follows, however, immediately shatters any sense of gentle, nostalgic reverie.

2.  For many, the attack shattered the sense of safety that is a point of national pride.

3.  The identities of the militants remain a mystery, but two bombings since last November have shattered the sense of stability in kingdom.

4.  The subway attack shattered a sense of security in Japan, whose cities were considered relatively free of violent crime.