broke
Example Sentences
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In a separate experiment, the same nanodots broke down a blue dye by 90 percent in just 20 minutes, demonstrating how powerful their chemical reactions can be even in complete darkness.
From Science Daily
Chasing visitors around Cambodia's Angkor temple ruins to offer his services, tour guide Bun Ratana says he has had little work since deadly clashes with Thailand broke out, despite it being high season.
From Barron's
When she broke the news to my brothers and me, we were distraught.
When teenage Alcaraz broke through, sprinting and sliding everywhere, almost tossing his body into the courtside seats, it was easy to think: That’s a lot of fun, but no way this lasts.
Series 16 featured another group of endearing contestants, including Nataliia Richardson, a Ukrainian who settled in England with her family just before the war with Russia broke out.
From Los Angeles Times
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