dead broke
Example Sentences
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She returned from the archipelago dead broke but with the raw material for her first book.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 10, 2023
It was dead broke, almost empty of students, and the air was tainted with rancor.
From New York Times • Dec. 17, 2015
I was writing really well, but dead broke.
From Salon • May 15, 2015
“We came out of the White House not only dead broke, but in debt.”
From Washington Times • Dec. 9, 2014
When the baby girl, named Linah, finally arrived, the family was dead broke, and my mother had to beg for money to buy diapers and baby food and medicine.
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
