Sentences with broken
bro·ken
B b - A broken blue line means the course of a waterless valley.
- She spoke for the first time about the traumas of a broken marriage.
- Eric could only respond in broken English.
- A broken vase
- A broken set of books
- broken sleep
- broken sunshine
- A broken note
- A broken radio
- A broken heart
- broken English
- A broken horse
- broken ranks of soldiers
- broken defensive lines
- broken ground
- A broken industry
- A broken watch
- A broken promise
- A broken home
- broken health, a broken spirit
- broken terrain, broken tones
- A broken set of Shakespeare's works
- broken English
- My arm is broken!the ground was littered with broken bonesA dog bit my leg and now the skin is broken. Then the circle would lie down again, and here and there a wolf would resume its broken nap. Tomorrow: broken skies.
- broken promises of neutrality, broken vows, the broken covenant
- I think my doorbell is broken. This is the most broken application I've seen in a long time. Oh man! That is just broken!
- The bankruptcy and divorce, together with the death of his son, left him completely broken.
- (The addition of quotations indicative of this usage is being sought):
- The fox ran in a broken line.
- A broken ton of coal weighing 1,500 pounds.
- A broken promise is a betrayal of trust.
- After the phone call he returned to his broken sleep.
- His broken health was due to alcoholism.
- The horse was broken to the saddle.
- She still speaks broken English.
- He uttered a few broken words of sorrow.
- A broken marriage.
- We left the plains and rode through broken country.
- The broken fortunes of his family.
- He broke a vase.
- She broke her promise.
- To break off friendly relations with another country.
- He broke his leg.
- To break the skin.
- The bleating of a foghorn broke the silence. The troops broke formation.
- His touchdown run broke the tie. She found it hard to break the cigarette habit.
- She had to break the set to sell me the two red ones I wanted.
- She broke a dollar bill into change. The prism broke the light into all the colors of the rainbow.
- The stone broke the surface of the water.
- To break jail.
- He never broke 200 in bowling or 80 in golf.
- He broke the good news to her at dinner.
- The police needed only a week to break that case.
- She almost broke a blood vessel from laughing so hard.
- To break a watch.
- She broke the blister with a needle.
- They threatened to break him if he didn't stop discounting their products.
- They broke him by the threat of blackmail.
- His arm broke the blow.
- To break a horse.
- They will break the story tomorrow.
- He broke a curve over the plate for a strike.
- The FBI broke his alibi by proving he knew how to shoot a pistol.
- They were going to break the sales campaign with a parade in April.
- The glass broke on the floor.
- She pulled too hard and the string broke.
- The knob broke off in his hand.
- The television set broke this afternoon.
- War broke over Europe.
- She broke into song. When they entered, a cheer broke from the audience.
- His face broke into a smile.
- He broke away from the arresting officer. She finally broke away from her parents and got an apartment of her own.
- The pass receiver broke for the goal line.
- The hunters broke through the underbrush.
- A blood vessel broke in his nose. The blister broke when he pricked it.
- Don't break in on the conversation. Let's break for lunch.
- A deer broke into the clearing. A rash broke out on her arm.
- The day broke hot and sultry.
- The storm broke.
- The weather broke after a week, and we were able to sail for home.
- After years of hardship and worry, his health broke.
- He broke under questioning.
- Her heart broke when he told her that he no longer loved her.
- After his voice broke, he could no longer sing soprano parts.
- His voice broke when he mentioned her name.
- The waves broke on the shore.
- The ball broke over the plate.
- The horses broke fast from the gate.
- The fighters fell into a clinch and broke on the referee's order.
- The story broke in the morning papers.
- There was a break in the window.
- The break in the wall had not been repaired.
- A break for freedom.
- When the rain lessened, I made a break for home.
- Abstract painters made a break with the traditions of the past.
- They noticed a curious break in his voice.
- Sorry to hear about your bad luck, but I guess those are the breaks.
- The actors took a ten-minute break from rehearsal.
- A clean break.
- They broke camp at dawn and proceeded toward the mountains.
- He played poker all night and broke even.
- To break ground for a new housing development.
- It breaks my heart to hear you are leaving me.
- He didn't show up again? Oh, give me a break!