- past participle of break.
broken
Example Sentences
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Broken streetlights have emerged as an issue in the mayoral election, with Councilmember Nithya Raman citing broken lights as an example of how the city “can’t seem to manage the basics.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 26, 2026
As he writes in “Cross Purposes: Christianity’s Broken Bargain with Democracy,” “Christianity is a load-bearing wall; its failure places dangerous stress on democratic institutions.”
From Salon • Jun. 14, 2026
She’s covered higher education for a decade and is the author of “Sunk Cost: Who’s to Blame for the Nation’s Broken Student Loan System and How to Fix It.”
From MarketWatch • May 26, 2026
Broken cease-fire agreements meant a promised humanitarian corridor out of the area never materialized.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026
Broken yolk oozed over everything like sunny pus.
From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson
