broke
Example Sentences
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The author was 5 years old when war broke out and Hitler and Stalin carved up her country.
And in September, Lady Gaga’s raw meat dress — which she famously wore to the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards — broke the internet 15 years ago.
From Salon
Her father, who died seven years ago, helped her pick her first guitar, but the guitar was left behind when the fire broke out.
From Los Angeles Times
Older job seekers explained how they broke through a bruising job market.
British number three Jones broke into the top 100 last year, having won two WTA 125 titles - the rung below the main tour.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
