Used in a Sentence

broke

How to use broke in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for broke.

Editorial note

But Manning joined the club, broke its rules.

Examples14
Definitions1
Parts of speech1

Quick take

lacking funds; "`skint' is a British slang term"

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of broke gathered in one view.

adjective

lacking funds; "`skint' is a British slang term"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for broke.

Example sentences

1

But Manning joined the club, broke its rules.

2

It's not as if Google+ broke APIs without warning - they redesigned a site.

3

"Until I broke their server they were all laughing at my 'testing' then they were pissed when they had to fix the bug I found.

4

People complained about how SF broke wget with their download portals for something like four years before SF did something about it.

5

HTP broke into the mole's computer and turned on their webcam, and saw an FBI employee looking over the shoulder of the mole.

6

HTP told Linode to just publicly acknowledge that HTP was the group that broke into Linode, and they'd delete the sensitive info.

7

He posted a message on Twitter after news of the fund broke: "slow news day."Mr. Arrington, a former lawyer who is known to be well connected in Silicon Valley, started TechCrunch in 2005.

8

Shit remained broken and bug-ridden because some key stakeholder needed it to work that way on their even more broken systems.

9

I broke the daily build a couple of times but surprisingly, nobody gave me heck about it; I was earning a reputation as the new guy who got shit done.

10

For a while in 2010 I was completely broke after leaving my first job out of college, which I hated, and having some other employment opportunities fall through.

11

By exposing questionable decisions and arguably a number of war crimes, Manning broke his oath with the US Army but did a much greater service to the rest of us.

12

The team was going through chaotic transitions at the time, so I was shuffled around many challenging projects, all with tight deadlines and technical brokenness up the yin-yang.

13

Too many soldiers died because the common procedure for clearing a building broke down in structures of irregular layout and in cities crawling with hostiles.

14

And at least for me who is fortunate enough that this was not a chronic way of life, one thing that weighed on my mind was how I was spending my time and whether I was doing enough to make sure I wasn't so broke all the time.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use broke in a sentence?

But Manning joined the club, broke its rules.

What does broke mean?

lacking funds; "`skint' is a British slang term"

What part of speech is broke?

broke is commonly used as adjective.