broke

Example Sentences

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It broke into an electronics factory, but surprised police who had surrounded the building after reportedly escaping by unlocking a window.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

The company broke ground on a $10 billion data-center campus in rural Richmond County, N.C., last month, The News & Observer reported.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

Things changed in January 2025, when Bass was more than 7,000 miles away at a diplomatic function in Ghana when the Palisades fire broke out.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

McClain’s relationship manager, in the responses on the email chain, said: “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it is what I say.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

Like many celebrities today, the Fox sisters broke social norms.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock