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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Andrew Stasiowski, Boston Herald, 24 Apr. 2026
By the beginning of the second episode, Margo has dropped out of school and is the totally broke single mother to a colicky baby, Bodhi, who cries so committedly that two of Margo’s roommates move out.
—Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 23 Apr. 2026
Like going broke — as Hemingway famously quipped — my construction career happened gradually and then all at once.
—Nick Morton, HollywoodReporter, 20 Apr. 2026
When news of the remains’ being found broke, Burke was on his Withered World Tour.
—Andrew Blankstein, NBC news, 17 Apr. 2026
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Adjective
The Highway Trust Fund — the primary federal account dedicated to funding highways, bridges and transit — is going broke.
—Andrew Stasiowski, Boston Herald, 24 Apr. 2026
By the beginning of the second episode, Margo has dropped out of school and is the totally broke single mother to a colicky baby, Bodhi, who cries so committedly that two of Margo’s roommates move out.
—Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 23 Apr. 2026
Like going broke — as Hemingway famously quipped — my construction career happened gradually and then all at once.
—Nick Morton, HollywoodReporter, 20 Apr. 2026
When news of the remains’ being found broke, Burke was on his Withered World Tour.
—Andrew Blankstein, NBC news, 17 Apr. 2026
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“Broke.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/broke. Accessed 28 Apr. 2026.
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