broke

Example Sentences

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The news first broke on Iranian state television.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

And Iranian Science Minister Hossein Simai Sarraf said that more than 30 universities across Iran had been hit by strikes since war broke out.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

I played 1989’s “Mother’s Milk” until the tape broke down.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026

In Abu Dhabi, a gas complex shut after a fire broke out, the government said.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

I hit one of the stumps and broke off pieces of both of the runners.

From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell