broke
Example Sentences
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It also broke the spell Bovino had cast over many critics — myself included — who had feared he truly was an unstoppable Punisher.
From Los Angeles Times
While not damaged in combat, a fire broke out on the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford on March 12.
Anne Boleyn—second wife of King Henry VIII, whom she married as he broke with the Catholic Church—played a key role in the story.
Seals & Crofts broke up around 1980 but later reunited to perform on the road; they put out an album called “Traces” in 2004.
From Los Angeles Times
And when the Civil War broke out, they relocated to Europe.
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