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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Ben Travers, IndieWire, 22 May 2026
The film is a go-for-broke expression of wild imagination and social consciousness that’s impossible not to admire for its wacky, bold vision, with teleporting, high fashion snobbery and pyramid schemes.
—ABC News, 20 May 2026
The two share an inquisitive and child-like energy, turning heavy conversations about growing up broke, the solitude of incarceration, and desperate cries for attention, into something remarkably light.
—Malina Saval, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026
On Monday, Pat Riley essentially said what’s broke should be fixed.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 30 Apr. 2026
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Adjective
His star power helps draw viewers into an increasingly strange story, and the increasingly strange story draws out the power of his go-for-broke charms.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 22 May 2026
The film is a go-for-broke expression of wild imagination and social consciousness that’s impossible not to admire for its wacky, bold vision, with teleporting, high fashion snobbery and pyramid schemes.
—ABC News, 20 May 2026
The two share an inquisitive and child-like energy, turning heavy conversations about growing up broke, the solitude of incarceration, and desperate cries for attention, into something remarkably light.
—Malina Saval, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026
On Monday, Pat Riley essentially said what’s broke should be fixed.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 30 Apr. 2026
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“Broke.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/broke. Accessed 25 May. 2026.
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