Adjective
She is broke and homeless.
Can I borrow 10 dollars? I'm broke until payday.
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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 See All Example Sentences for broke
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