broke
Example Sentences
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When scientists disabled ARK1 in laboratory experiments, parasite development quickly broke down.
From Science Daily
Even before news of Coady’s death broke, Drake University had planned a panel on the topic.
Senators largely held to party loyalties, with the exception of Kentucky Republican Rand Paul, who broke ranks to support the measure, and Pennsylvania Democrat John Fetterman, who opposed it.
From Los Angeles Times
Whose “broke and broken” father neglected his family while hobnobbing with wealthy San Francisco families, including the heirs of the Getty oil fortune.
From Los Angeles Times
Normally, more than a hundred ships cross the strait in a given day, but after conflict broke out this past weekend, shipping nearly ground to a halt, according to MarineTraffic data.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
