broken
Example Sentences
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“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
Castellanos previously told The Times that he and his friends had not broken any laws and that he was not posing a threat to officers when he was struck.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026
The artificial-intelligence chip leader looks to have finally broken through long-held resistance at around $195 as investors warm again to the AI theme.
From Barron's • Apr. 16, 2026
I wipe away the sticky circled residue left by half-drunk glasses, and I close the books splayed open with broken spines and tuck them back on the shelf.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
