broke
Example Sentences
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Andy Pages finally broke out of his baffling two-year October slump with a hit so powerful, it sent the Dodgers to the NLCS.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026
I co-signed on his apartment lease after his divorce, and when his car broke down I gave him $8,000.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026
Photographer Brian Anderson, who first met Ferris for a newspaper assignment in 2002, broke the news of his death on his Naked City Facebook page.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
At a portrait of Yevgeni Postel, a 25-year-old student, his mother laid a bouquet of flowers and broke down sobbing.
From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026
I tried to sound casual, but apparently I’d never actually sounded casual in my life, because Grandma’s face broke into a knowing smile.
From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows
