How to Use broken in a Sentence

broken

adjective

• The street was covered with broken glass.
• Top center Joel Eriksson Ek was knocked out of a game, then missed a couple of more, because of a broken nose.
  — John Shipley, Twin Cities, 31 Oct. 2024
• Her annual Med Gala is left with some broken promises, putting her loyalty and patience to the test.
  — Dave Quinn, People.com, 21 Oct. 2024
• James Kennedy has plans to mend the broken bridge between him and the Toms.
  — Topher Gauk-Roger, Peoplemag, 18 Jan. 2024
• 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
• 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
• Its driver suffered a broken leg and police had to pull him out of the van.
  — Cameron Rubner, CBS News, 2 Feb. 2024
• 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
• 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
• City public works crews were on the scene late into the night replacing the broken pipe.
  — Adam Sennott, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Mar. 2023
• Did Bailey put something in the wellness bag for a broken heart?
  — Lincee Ray, EW.com, 3 May 2024
• Time can't—and shouldn’t—be the only way to measure a process as amorphous as healing a broken heart.
  — Myisha Battle, TIME, 30 May 2024
• Their journey through the mountains is cut short by a crash, which instigates a broken heart and the first song-and-dance number of the film.
  — Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Feb. 2024
• When cops arrived, more than a dozen people lay in crumpled heaps on the ground like broken dolls.
  — Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 5 July 2024
• Then check for a wet spot, leaking pipe or broken sprinkler.
  — Kobi Bardugo, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Mar. 2024
• Overnight, the years of neglect and mismanagement Derna has faced was laid bare in the shape of two broken dams.
  — Yousra Elbagir, NBC News, 16 Sep. 2023
• The man then fired a single shot through the broken window, hitting Donofrio, police said.
  — Kelly McCleary, CNN, 31 Aug. 2023
• At the bridge, a large piece of broken concrete and debris from the railroad hung over the side and on top of the barge that rammed into the passageway.
  — Juan Lozano, Fortune, 16 May 2024
• The doctor ordered an X-ray, which showed a broken ankle.
  — H Conley, STAT, 2 June 2023
• If fish are wary, push the suction cup backward, like a broken umbrella, to reduce the pop and make the bait slide from side to side. 2.
  — Steve Price, Field & Stream, 7 June 2023

Last Updated: 19 Nov 2024