How to Use go broke in a Sentence
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There are only a few ways to go broke but many ways to get rich.
—Karl Kaufman, Forbes, 3 June 2022
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The retailer is the latest mall staple to go broke and close stores.
—Jordan Valinsky, CNN, 9 July 2020
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No one starts any business to go broke, including the news media.
—Bill Goodykoontz, USA TODAY, 21 Apr. 2022
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From the looks of things, the Cowboys won’t go broke trying to fix their defense in free agency.
—Kevin Sherrington, Dallas News, 16 Mar. 2021
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No one starts any business in order to go broke, including media businesses.
—Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 21 Apr. 2022
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The juggling act would be making sure a new pension system could work without causing the state to go broke, Stevens said.
—Sean Maguire, Anchorage Daily News, 14 Jan. 2023
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The idea is that a gambler playing long enough against another player with much deep pockets will eventually go broke.
—Star Tribune, 21 Oct. 2020
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Bell believed that allowing Salomon to go broke would take down other Wall Street firms.
—Christopher Leonard, Fortune, 22 Nov. 2021
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When the company did go broke, Nancy got a final paycheck for $512.
—Chicago Tribune, 29 Sep. 2022
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Corinne remembers someone telling her that since anchors have to buy their own clothes, the women nearly go broke buying bright jacket after jewel-tone blouse.
—Rebecca Makkai, Harper's Magazine, 17 Aug. 2021
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Even with the global coronavirus pandemic putting a squeeze on cash flow, Texas isn’t going to go broke paying Herman, win or lose.
—Jerome Solomon, ExpressNews.com, 29 Nov. 2020
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The focus needs to shift away from dyeing stuff pink in October, and toward the year-round effort of helping fewer people die or go broke trying to stay alive.
—Meredith C. Carroll, The Week, 2 Oct. 2017
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And while some people are willing and able to fork over a pretty penny to fly, including just to domestic destinations, others aren’t looking to go broke to have a good time.
—Essence, 8 Sep. 2021
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It’s been reported that about 60 percent of former NBA players go broke within five years of retirement.
—Jasmine Browley, Essence, 28 July 2022
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Avery Liestman's three-point field goal with less than a minute to go broke a tie and Logan King came up with a steal to seal the victory for the host Dragons.
—Star Tribune, 29 Jan. 2021
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Stores and restaurants — those that didn’t go broke during Newsom’s inconsistent pandemic restrictions — will be fully reopened.
—George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2021
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