broken
Example Sentences
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I had broken my shoulder playing for England and I spent that summer doing rehab in the gym.
From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026
The calamities each couple faces spin out into a web of favors and coercion in this tale of broken systems and characters going to great lengths to get what they want.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026
“For now, this hasn’t broken the camel’s back,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
“You hear so often, ‘the system is broken.’
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
There was a short, startled silence, broken by everybody at once.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
