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'broken' in a sentence

Learn how to use 'broken' with 20 example sentences.


broken adjective

: subdued or brought low in condition or status

: tamed or trained to obey

: topographically very uneven

: imperfectly spoken or written

: thrown into a state of disarray or confusion

: weakened and infirm

: destroyed financially

: out of working order (`busted' is an informal substitute for `broken')

: discontinuous

: lacking a part or parts

: physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split

: not continuous in space, time, or sequence or varying abruptly

: (especially of promises or contracts) having been violated or disregarded


  • My left leg is broken.
  • I haven't broken anything.
  • The eagle had a broken wing.
  • What laws have I broken?
  • The elevator is broken again.
  • The air conditioner is broken.
  • Don't step on the broken glass.
  • The X-ray showed two broken fingers.
  • Don't throw it away just because it's broken.
  • This vicious circle must be broken.
  • You sound like a broken record.
  • Rules are meant to be kept, not broken.
  • Even a broken clock is right twice a day.
  • There are no broken bones.
  • It appears to be broken.
  • A broken mirror brings bad luck.
  • My phone charger is broken.
  • One of the windows was broken.
  • All the eggs in the box were broken.
  • The apartment was broken into.
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