Sentence examples for said broken from inspiring English sources

David Popenoe, co-director of the National Marriage Project at Rutgers University, said broken families were more likely to need public assistance and to lack health insurance than those that remained intact.

Given this memory lapse, Republicans thus cannot grasp why Mr. Obama had to spend stimulus funds to repair said broken economy.

I was truly terrified of taking this route, but I also knew that, much like my answer above, if I didn't, if I didn't try to fix a system that had broken for me (traditional publishing), and I just sat around and complained about said broken system, that I'd be selling myself short.

Let me guess, the detective said: Broken English?

The British foreign secretary, Boris Johnson, welcomed the agreement but said "broken promises" had been heard before.

I said, "Break the safe".

"Britten," he said, breaking into a grin.

Barthelme said, "Break their hearts".

"Smell," he said, breaking off a stem.

"And guess what?" Grant said, breaking out in a smile.

"Let's go!" Anderson said, breaking the tense silence.