broke
Example Sentences
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Trump and Cohen broke the ice during a “brief yet significant” run-in at one of Trump’s golf clubs last summer, the New York Times reported.
From Slate ● Aug. 24, 2026
Negotiations between the neighboring countries broke down Friday night and Ottawa said it would impose retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
“If it ain’t broke don’t fix it,” I told my boss.
From Salon ● Aug. 24, 2026
Arguments broke out, the crowd rumbled, and one younger woman suggested that an ill-tempered intruder needed to “dance hrself clean.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026
I tried to sound casual, but apparently I’d never actually sounded casual in my life, because Grandma’s face broke into a knowing smile.
From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows
