Sentence examples for for broke like from inspiring English sources

You don't have to admire Undine Spragg to admire an author with the courage and the love of form to go for broke like this.

But he also seizes credit for "breaking stories"—like the political shenanigans of the Koch brothers that were broken by actual journalists, all of them working in print or online.

But he also seizes credit for "breaking stories" — like the political shenanigans of the Koch brothers — that were broken by actual journalists, all of them working in print or online.

English stage actors have a term for breaking character like this, specifically for the childlike attacks of giggles that strike when one is meant to be playing it straight: "corpsing".

In New York, too, clubs have been partially responsible for breaking acts like French Montana and Bobby Shmurda.

As fate would have it, Rodney Bingenheimer a DJ and radio personality famous for breaking bands like Blondie and the Ramones passed by the table.

In Los Angeles, the band worked to develop their signature sound, a fiery blend of punk, metal and grunge elements, and were signed by Sub Pop, the label known for breaking artists like Nirvana and helping create Seattle-style grunge.

I admire tech giants like Marissa Mayer and Sheryl Sandberg for breaking through and leading on a whole other level.

But is asking for breaking up of Google -- like it happened to AT&T or Standard Oil in the past century -- really the right thing to do?

The new Google features are likely to be most useful for breaking news events like earthquakes, when people want constantly updated information without having to scan multiple sources, said Danny Sullivan, editor of the blog Search Engine Land.

Parrot fishes have beaklike mouths with short incisor-like teeth for breaking off coral and have heavy pavementlike throat teeth for crushing the coral.