broke
Example Sentences
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When the news broke, many in the community rallied to help.
From BBC
The fire broke out inside a PG&E power substation at about 2:15 p.m.
From Los Angeles Times
Next arrived atmospheric rivers—intense weather systems that broke levees, flooded towns and killed at least one in Western Washington.
Syria is home to a diverse collection of religions, and as the new government sought to establish itself, sectarian unrest broke out.
From Los Angeles Times
Andrés Izarra, a former Venezuelan minister who broke with the regime and now lives in exile, recalled how Cuban counterintelligence officials kept a close eye for any sign of dissent.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
