Examples of broke in a Sentence
Adjective
She is broke and homeless.
Can I borrow 10 dollars? I'm broke until payday.
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Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2025
Yet the city, which claims it is broke, spent money litigating this and even now is considering appealing this court’s common-sense ruling.
—U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 June 2025
The White Lotus alum Meghann Fahy plays Devon, a broke waitress with two DUIs who’s stuck at home taking care of a dad with dementia.
—Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 22 May 2025
Here, there’s a constant invitation to see events from a different perspective: the broke kid from the wrong side of the tracks who’s abandoned by his mom, or the nerdy outcast who plays video games and has a crush on the hottest girl in school.
—Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 20 May 2025
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Adjective
Really, Song wants to know whether a sensible girl can justify shackling herself to a broke creative.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2025
Yet the city, which claims it is broke, spent money litigating this and even now is considering appealing this court’s common-sense ruling.
—U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 June 2025
The White Lotus alum Meghann Fahy plays Devon, a broke waitress with two DUIs who’s stuck at home taking care of a dad with dementia.
—Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 22 May 2025
Here, there’s a constant invitation to see events from a different perspective: the broke kid from the wrong side of the tracks who’s abandoned by his mom, or the nerdy outcast who plays video games and has a crush on the hottest girl in school.
—Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 20 May 2025
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“Broke.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/broke. Accessed 26 Jun. 2025.
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