Synonym: bust, skint, stone-broke, stony-broke. Similar words: broker, stroke, poke, joke, smoke, invoke, revoke, bespoke. Meaning: [brəʊk] 
adj. lacking funds.
31. Gordon dropped the cup and it broke.
32. Our hire car broke down after only an hour.
33. He broke his arm in an accident.
34. Riots broke out in several areas.
35. He broke down the locked door and escaped.
36. He broke his nose while sparring with Vega.
37. He slipped on the street and broke his leg.
38. He broke off a few squares of chocolate.
39. We tugged so hard that the rope broke.
40. They broke the mould when they made you .
41. His solemn little face broke into smiles.
42. The athlete broke an arm while climbing a cliff.
43. We arrived in Sydney as dawn broke .
44. I'm fed up with being broke all the time.
45. Scuffles broke out between rival supporters during the match.
46. She fell and broke her neck.
47. The conference broke for a recess.
48. He found himself homeless after his marriage broke up.
49. He hung on until the rope broke.
50. They broke my windows and threatened me.
51. He fell downstairs and broke his wrist.
52. A fire broke out in the main lift shaft.
53. She dropped the plate and it broke into pieces.
54. He broke off a piece of chocolate.
55. A few minutes later the storm broke .
56. She fell off a ladder and broke her arm.
57. The fall from his horse broke his arm.
58. Someone broke a cup: who was the culprit?
59. We broke up for the holidays in June.
60. The criminal broke away from his captors.
31. Who broke the cup? It's my fault, I dropped it.
32. As he ran toward me, his face broke into a wide grin.
33. An unholy row broke out between two of the men drinking in the bar.
34. Our car broke down and we had to push it off the road.
35. The official propaganda machine went into overdrive when war broke out.
36. A loud crash of thunder broke the silence of the night.
37. When the horses reached the field they broke into a brisk trot.
38. She broke her leg a month ago and it's still in plaster.
39. The leading man broke his leg in the middle of rehearsals.
40. A fight broke out behind me as we lined up to receive our food rations.
41. When hostilities broke out he returned to England and joined up.
42. They defied/flouted/broke with convention by giving up their jobs and becoming self-sufficient.
43. When our washing machine broke, our neighbours let us use theirs.
44. He broke off a piece of bread and gave it her.
45. He broke his promise and did not come to see me.
46. Martin broke his leg playing football and has been on crutches for the past six weeks.
47. Our washing machine broke down yesterday and flooded the kitchen.
48. I broke away from him and rushed out into the hall.
49. The bowl dropped on the floor and broke into fragments.
50. Two robbers broke into her home, held a knife to her throat and stole her savings.
51. One prison guard was killed when a riot broke out in the jail.
52. Boys broke into a shop and stole ￡45 in cash.
53. He broke the chair in a fit of violent temper.
54. I broke the vase during an argument with my husband.
55. Communal violence broke out in different parts of the country.
56. The bag broke under the weight of the bottles inside it.
57. She broke out in a rash after eating some strawberries.
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More similar words: broker, stroke, poke, joke, smoke, invoke, revoke, bespoke, provoke, brown, brook, brother, broad, spokesman, abroad, bronze, browse, brooch, eyebrow, broadly, browbeat, abrogate, broadcast, at home and abroad.
