broke
Example Sentences
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I co-signed on his apartment lease after his divorce, and when his car broke down I gave him $8,000.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026
Photographer Brian Anderson, who first met Ferris for a newspaper assignment in 2002, broke the news of his death on his Naked City Facebook page.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
At a portrait of Yevgeni Postel, a 25-year-old student, his mother laid a bouquet of flowers and broke down sobbing.
From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026
As her confirmation hearing approached in 2025, Guilfoyle complained to friends that she was broke, people familiar with the matter said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
Opal broke down and cried, each breath coming out in racking sobs.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
