Synonyms
Examples of broke in a Sentence
Adjective
She is broke and homeless.
Can I borrow 10 dollars? I'm broke until payday.
Recent Examples on the Web
Phyllis Fagell, CNN, 10 Apr. 2024
But in this wild world with a broke azz system… our healing is priority.
—Ilana Kaplan, Peoplemag, 28 Mar. 2024
That is an inversion of four years ago, when a relatively broke Mr. Biden began $187 million behind Mr. Trump’s operation.
—Shane Goldmacher, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2024
Yet overall, the film manages to capture the unmoored, uncertain feeling of being a broke outcast trying to eke by a few more days, eager to make it to happiness.
—Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 5 Mar. 2024
The worst combination: a driver who was broke and dangerous.
—Jared Lemus, The Atlantic, 9 Mar. 2024
The result has been a series of battered, broke and bad candidates who have underscored a yearslong power struggle between the party’s right-wing base and old-guard establishment.
—Shane Goldmacher, New York Times, 28 Feb. 2024
In order for small businesses to continue to be profitable and not go broke on the additional expense of payroll, add employee tax break.
—Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Feb. 2024
The state party moved to a new headquarters last year but nearly went broke as donors wary of racking up more election losses dried up.
—USA TODAY, 25 Jan. 2024
Adjective
In this country, way too many people have to pick between going broke and caring for a loved one.
—Phyllis Fagell, CNN, 10 Apr. 2024
But in this wild world with a broke azz system… our healing is priority.
—Ilana Kaplan, Peoplemag, 28 Mar. 2024
That is an inversion of four years ago, when a relatively broke Mr. Biden began $187 million behind Mr. Trump’s operation.
—Shane Goldmacher, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2024
Yet overall, the film manages to capture the unmoored, uncertain feeling of being a broke outcast trying to eke by a few more days, eager to make it to happiness.
—Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 5 Mar. 2024
The worst combination: a driver who was broke and dangerous.
—Jared Lemus, The Atlantic, 9 Mar. 2024
The result has been a series of battered, broke and bad candidates who have underscored a yearslong power struggle between the party’s right-wing base and old-guard establishment.
—Shane Goldmacher, New York Times, 28 Feb. 2024
In order for small businesses to continue to be profitable and not go broke on the additional expense of payroll, add employee tax break.
—Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Feb. 2024
The state party moved to a new headquarters last year but nearly went broke as donors wary of racking up more election losses dried up.
—USA TODAY, 25 Jan. 2024
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“Broke.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/broke. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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