Adjective
She is broke and homeless.
Can I borrow 10 dollars? I'm broke until payday.
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Campaigning is expensive, so if the people you are elected to represent are going broke, special interest groups fill the fiscal void.—Christopher Eric Bouchat, Baltimore Sun, 29 July 2025 All the while Lucy finds herself in a love triangle torn between a wealthy finance man and a broke, aspiring actor.—Yola Robert, Forbes.com, 26 July 2025 None of that foursome broke camp on Toronto’s Opening Day roster.—Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 7 July 2025 Meanwhile, lawmakers learned Wednesday that Social Security and Medicare are expected to go broke earlier than last projected because of rising costs, according to the funds’ trustees.—Kristina Karisch, The Hill, 19 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for broke
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