broken
Example Sentences
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It is spread through direct contact with bodily fluids and through broken skin, causing severe bleeding and organ failure.
From BBC • May 17, 2026
L.A. streets are broken, and mayoral debates aren’t what they’re cracked up to be.
From Los Angeles Times • May 16, 2026
On the floor in front of the mural, broken bricks and concrete slabs are piled up.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
Now the market is essentially a broken barometer.
From Barron's • May 15, 2026
I tried to make my broken headlamp work, to signal her that I was in distress, but I couldn't get the wires together in the dark.
From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell
