broke

Example Sentences

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It broke into an electronics factory, but surprised police who had surrounded the building after reportedly escaping by unlocking a window.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

Shares were trading above $250 before fighting broke out in Iran, pushing oil prices higher.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

Things changed in January 2025, when Bass was more than 7,000 miles away at a diplomatic function in Ghana when the Palisades fire broke out.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

The news broke at a small press conference at the Warwick Hotel in New York City on June 8, 1966.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

Hadel finally broke from her stupor as well, but she didn’t come to me.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff