Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Showing results for "broke"
  • past participle of break.
  • past tense form of break.
Search instead for bromeg.
Definitions

broke

[brohk] / broʊk /


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

Fernandes, who last season broke the record for the most assists in a single Premier League campaign with 21, is the first United player to win the award since Wayne Rooney in 2010.

From BBC Aug. 25, 2026

Europe's Copernicus Sentinel-1 mission has documented a major change at Petermann Glacier in northwest Greenland, where a 76 sq km section of the glacier's floating ice tongue broke away on August 4, 2026.

From Science Daily Aug. 25, 2026

Arguments broke out, the crowd rumbled, and one younger woman suggested that an ill-tempered intruder needed to “dance hrself clean.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 24, 2026

LONDON—As news broke that Prince Harry was returning to live in the U.K., his elder brother, Prince William, arrived at Balmoral Castle for the royal family’s annual Scottish retreat.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 24, 2026

“But he broke it off. He divorced his wife anyway and married Blanche a couple of years ago.”

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu




Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Dictionary.com's Learning Companion

Go beyond just looking up words.
Remember them forever with VocabTrainer.

Start training