broken
Example Sentences
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The scene is a giant movie screen broken up in sections and upon which is projected witty, fantastical background animation, while the characters are the live singers, dressed as though silent film stars.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026
Within hours of carrying the first telegram across the English Channel in 1850, the earliest “submarine telegraph”—27 miles of copper wire wrapped in a rubbery substance called gutta percha—was broken by a fishing trawler.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026
"That trust has been broken because of what happened, and I agree with them on that."
From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026
The market snapped back because the underlying AI trade was never broken.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026
“Go on,” she said in a broken voice.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
