Sentence examples for broken had from inspiring English sources

He showed that the laws the defendants had broken had been expressed in international treaties and agreements before the second world war.

When that year was up and we had to give him back, my heart would have been broken had I not seen the good these dogs do for people.

In those four short years I fell in love, had my heart broken, had 11 stitches put in my head and seven in my hand, went through counselling for depression, experienced drugs for the first time, rejected an academic career, adopted an entirely unexpected career path and made friendships for life.

One downtown bank office where all the windows were broken had the words "Welcome Peña" painted across the facade in green.

The shocking news that was broken had a 24-hour news cycle before it was settled that it was suicide, given the three notes that were left next to a bible in his cell.

According to the detainees, they had menstrual blood smeared on them; they were made to prostrate themselves in the middle of a "Satanic circle" and then screamed at; they were regularly dragged through the gravel "like dogs"; sexually intimidated; hung in stress positions; deprived of sleep; had their teeth broken; had their Qur'ans desecrated; were severely beaten... the list goes on.

Even so, a new dawn has broken, has it not?

The record he broke had belonged to Maradona.

Rest breaks had some positive effects, particularly in perceived discomfort.

She did say the break had her "truly heartbroken".

Stone-breaking has its virtues.