How to Use broken in a Sentence

broken

adjective

• The street was covered with broken glass.
• James Kennedy has plans to mend the broken bridge between him and the Toms.
  — Topher Gauk-Roger, Peoplemag, 18 Jan. 2024
• But The Kid Laroi show wasn't just a place to mend a broken heart.
  — Piet Levy, Journal Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2022
• The twang of a guitar and the tale of a broken heart are in Nashville's DNA.
  — Margaret Littman, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Dec. 2022
• The aftermath shows broken glass and shelves on the ground.
  — Andrew Blankstein, NBC News, 13 Aug. 2023
• The girl had rope burns and a broken thumb, while the boy had neck and back injuries.
  — Don Sweeney, Sacramento Bee, 8 July 2024
• In 2021, the Texas Tech star suffered a broken collarbone in the fourth game of the year.
  — Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 30 Sep. 2023
• The man fell to the ground and suffered a broken hand and chipped tooth, police said.
  — Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 16 Dec. 2022
• But a broken heart has spaces that can now be filled with the glue of love.
  — Brenton Blanchet, Peoplemag, 30 Jan. 2023
• One of the deputies had a bruised eye and a broken hand, according to the court filing.
  — Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 22 Nov. 2022
• So more of us are putting off repairs and putting up with broken phones.
  — Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY, 7 Mar. 2024
• Hull, who broke her nose ahead of the All-Star break, missed two games with a broken nose in July.
  — Chloe Peterson, The Indianapolis Star, 11 Aug. 2023
• This whole road was just parking lots and broken glass and (stuff).
  — Matt Koesters, The Enquirer, 4 Nov. 2022
• Sale is out for the season with broken bones in his left hand and right wrist and hasn’t been around the team in two months.
  — Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 27 Sep. 2022
• To fix broken tiles, use a two-way epoxy filler that is also paintable.
  — Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Nov. 2022
• Its driver suffered a broken leg and police had to pull him out of the van.
  — Cameron Rubner, CBS News, 2 Feb. 2024
• Survivor’s guilt, some would say, but a broken heart, is the doing of her death.
  — Hannah Sarisohn, CNN, 22 Jan. 2023
• Now there is a gaping hole in the front of the store and bits of broken glass scattered on the emptied showroom floor.
  — Tyrone Beason, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2024
• Check the mask for any damage, and use a new one if there are any defects like holes or broken pieces.
  — Taylyn Washington-Harmon, Health, 31 Oct. 2023
• What did the football coach say to the broken vending machine?
  — Cameron Jenkins, Good Housekeeping, 1 Nov. 2022
• Garnish the top with broken pieces of graham crackers for a bit of crunch.
  — Amanda Holstein, Southern Living, 9 Jan. 2025
• The Brown family may be quite broken — but the drama is still in one piece.
  — Selena Kuznikov, Variety, 13 Aug. 2024
• Roads were destroyed, with piles of broken asphalt, stones and rocks lying on the sides.
  — Compiled By Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 6 July 2023
• One man died from his injuries, while the other suffered a broken leg and a crushed side.
  — Vanessa Armstrong, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Dec. 2023
• And each one will take their first breaths in a beautiful but broken land.
  — An Anonymous Contributor, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 Oct. 2024
• Maple Leaf Mel struggled to get up and then moved about with a broken right front leg that dangled.
  — John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2023
• The driver of the vehicle was hit by broken glass and grazed on the arm by a bullet, police said.
  — Greg Wehner, Fox News, 8 Apr. 2024
• Nothing stings like the broken trust that comes with cheating.
  — Jasmine Washington, Seventeen, 16 May 2023
• Infielder Nick Madrigal was moved to the 60-day IL with a broken shoulder to make room on the 40-man roster.
  — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 25 Feb. 2025
• The broken pieces appeared to fit together, with some of the runic script from one stone continuing onto another, and the scientists realized the fragments were all once part of a single stone.
  — Ashley Strickland, CNN, 22 Feb. 2025

Last Updated: 13 Mar 2025