Adjective
She is broke and homeless.
Can I borrow 10 dollars? I'm broke until payday.
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Yang’s go-for-broke characters tended to convey a vulnerability that’s hard to achieve in sketch comedy.—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 21 Dec. 2025 Every studio was essentially broke.—Peter Bart, Deadline, 18 Dec. 2025 But reunion shows often have a bracing, go-for-broke spirit, and Spinal Tap II does too.—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 15 Dec. 2025 If it's not broke, don't fix it.—Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 14 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for broke
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