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Discover LudwigThe phrase 'car broken down' is correct and usable in written English.
You could use this phrase when referring to a car that has stopped running, usually due to a mechanical issue. For example, "My brother had to call for a tow truck because his car broke down on the side of the road."
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Wednesday, Dennis J. Skillicorn is to be executed for his role in the murder of Richard Drummond, a businessman who had offered help to Mr. Skillicorn and two others when he saw their car broken down on the side of a road one night in August 1994.
Car broken down?
Has his car broken down?
When an aimless road trip found his car broken down in Seattle without the money to fix it, the Midwesterner found himself marooned on the Pacific coast.
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