broke

Example Sentences

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Relations broke down a few months later and the Iranians skipped Hajj in 2016.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026

She recalled to her parents how police swarmed the school and broke down their door, and how they lined up to get to safety.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

Fifteen minutes after we broke the story, an email dropped into our inbox.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

The Federal Emergency Management Agency had refused repeatedly to pay for post-cleanup soil testing and broke from long-standing California fire recovery protocols that are intended to protect returning residents from toxic substances.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

The silence screeches of disappointment, and I pedal backward, trying to salvage at least a bit of what I just broke.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam