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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Brynn Cooksey, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
If it’s not broke, don’t fix it As one social media user said, bullying works.
—Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2025
She had been laid off from her job at Whole Foods in July 2005 and was practically broke when Katrina hit.
—Curtis Bunn, NBC news, 27 Aug. 2025
Just last week, Massachusetts adopted an initiative to Trump-proof their education infrastructure while Illinois Democrats hold hearings asking why schools are broke.
—Stacy Davis Gates, Chicago Tribune, 17 Aug. 2025
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Adjective
Builders need to have a full package of design documents before ground is broke.
—Brynn Cooksey, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
If it’s not broke, don’t fix it As one social media user said, bullying works.
—Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2025
She had been laid off from her job at Whole Foods in July 2005 and was practically broke when Katrina hit.
—Curtis Bunn, NBC news, 27 Aug. 2025
Just last week, Massachusetts adopted an initiative to Trump-proof their education infrastructure while Illinois Democrats hold hearings asking why schools are broke.
—Stacy Davis Gates, Chicago Tribune, 17 Aug. 2025
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“Broke.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/broke. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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