broke

Example Sentences

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Renewables like solar and wind broke all sorts of records in 2025, surpassing coal as a source of electricity worldwide, with the impact being felt most in Africa and South Asia.

From Salon

Before schools broke up, Ms Howell noticed four children had climbed on the chair to look at a book.

From BBC

Well, I was neither totally broke nor fully chastened and was eager to make back my losses.

From Barron's

Every country in Central Asia broke its annual temperature records.

From Barron's

Last week’s series of atmospheric rivers broke rainfall records and went a long way toward improving the state’s snowpack conditions, but the next three months will be crucial.

From Los Angeles Times