broke

Example Sentences

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Weeks later, he broke his Ramadan fast in a tent, wondering when he would return home.

From Barron's

Taylor Swift and Drake were the clear winners on Spotify - except in Newcastle, where Fender broke their stranglehold.

From BBC

Full of confidence, Baloucoune - who was also excellent in defence - broke clear and found replacement O'Brien, on for injured James Lowe, for a third unanswered try.

From BBC

Santos-Aviles’ husband broke his silence in a subsequent interview with the newspaper that was published Wednesday.

From Salon

One example: In the third quarter of last year, China kept buying oil “way beyond what they usually consume,” Kaneva said, noting that the models analysts use to forecast oil prices “broke down.”

From The Wall Street Journal