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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Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 1 Mar. 2026
Kaiser Permanente’s planned, 310-bed hospital and Sacramento Republic FC’s 12,000-seat stadium broke ground in the Railyards.
—Sacbee.com, 24 Feb. 2026
Becket is broke, disowned and circling a family fortune that never wanted him.
—Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 18 Feb. 2026
Scrounging for any kind of role in 60s New York, chasing girls, lending money to whichever of them was the most broke, Gene Hackman, Dustin Hoffman, and Robert Duvall shared the risks, the rejections, and a fascination with the human drama.
—Chris Nashawaty, Vanity Fair, 16 Feb. 2026
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Adjective
New legislation was intended to limit this, but in 1998, the Fed stepped in when a hedge fund, Long Term Capital Management, went broke.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 1 Mar. 2026
Kaiser Permanente’s planned, 310-bed hospital and Sacramento Republic FC’s 12,000-seat stadium broke ground in the Railyards.
—Sacbee.com, 24 Feb. 2026
Becket is broke, disowned and circling a family fortune that never wanted him.
—Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 18 Feb. 2026
Scrounging for any kind of role in 60s New York, chasing girls, lending money to whichever of them was the most broke, Gene Hackman, Dustin Hoffman, and Robert Duvall shared the risks, the rejections, and a fascination with the human drama.
—Chris Nashawaty, Vanity Fair, 16 Feb. 2026
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“Broke.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/broke. Accessed 4 Mar. 2026.
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