stone broke
Example Sentences
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“Maybe the first stone broke and it was in a scrap pile,” which somehow made its way into the lake.
From Washington Times • Jul. 6, 2020
The offer is being made directly to investors after Vulcan, the largest U.S. producer of crushed stone, broke off talks on a combination, Martin Marietta has said.
From BusinessWeek • Dec. 17, 2011
Uganda, in short, would be stone broke if it did not receive occasional Arab aid.
From Time Magazine Archive
All I could think of was the old line from a hundred halfremembered stories: And Taborlin the Great said to the stone: “BREAK!” and the stone broke....
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
He said to the stone: ‘Break!’ and the stone broke.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
