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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Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 16 June 2025
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
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Adjective
Song toys with broken hearts being as interchangeable as being literally financially broke.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 16 June 2025
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
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“Broke.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/broke. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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