dead broke
Example Sentences
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If a young person wants to live alone, “you could do it, but you would be dead broke at the end of the month.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 5, 2026
If you aren’t careful, a player can end up dead broke or stuck halfway across the world spinning his wheels.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2022
I was writing really well, but dead broke.
From Salon • May 15, 2015
“We came out of the White House not only dead broke, but in debt.”
From Washington Times • Dec. 9, 2014
When the baby girl, named Linah, finally arrived, the family was dead broke, and my mother had to beg for money to buy diapers and baby food and medicine.
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
