broken-down
Example Sentences
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A van driver who killed the passenger of a broken-down car on a smart motorway where the safety alert system was malfunctioning has been given a suspended sentence.
From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026
From his second-floor apartment that overlooked a stretch of road in Sylmar lined with broken-down RV’s, Vincent Wolf fumed.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2026
A van driver who crashed into a broken-down car in a smart motorway's fast lane has been found guilty of causing death by careless driving.
From BBC • Feb. 18, 2026
He pushed constitutional reforms aimed at preventing any future slide into authoritarian rule, and to overhaul a "completely broken-down" system of public administration.
From Barron's • Feb. 13, 2026
I stopped to fill up my brand-new very old car with cheap gas at the broken-down station a mile from the house.
From "Adrift" by Paul Griffin
