broken
Example Sentences
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They might have broken their duck with victory in the World Test Championship final last June, but their reputation as chokers remains.
From BBC
In his now-infamous six-page Instagram statement in January, Brooklyn made clear that relations with his parents had broken down, saying he had been forced to respond after they had "continued to go to the press".
From BBC
“We are only a couple of hundred points away from the S&P’s 200-day moving average, which, if broken, will bring some technical selling,” he added.
From Barron's
The ultimate aim is to bring hydrogel based implants into clinical use for repairing broken bones.
From Science Daily
"As a physicist I find it fascinating that a huge question, like why there's matter in the universe instead of antimatter, can be broken down into smaller, step-by-step questions," said Messier.
From Science Daily
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