Sentence examples for was broken by from inspiring English sources

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was separated by

was shattered by

was smashed by

was dilapidated by

was defaced by

"was broken by" is correct and widely used in written English.
It can be used whenever something or someone breaks something else. Example: The vase was broken by the cat when it jumped off the shelf.

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was broken by

adjective

Fragmented, in separate pieces. Fractured; having the bone in pieces. Split or ruptured. Dashed, made up of short lines with small gaps between each one and the next. Interrupted; not continuous. Five-eighths to sev eighths obscured by clouds; incompletely covered by clouds.

My arm is broken!

synonyms

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Archarcharch was broken by Mannie Fires.

The New York Times - Sports

In 1992, the Babri Masjid was broken by hammers.

The New York Times

Wilde's spirit was broken by the brutal regime in Reading.

The Guardian

The tie, however, was broken by their second best jumps.

The New York Times - Sports

Then the returning quiet was broken by a shrill shriek.

The New York Times - Travel

In fact, the Merkel story was broken by Der Spiegel.

The Guardian

There, his nerves surfaced momentarily, and he was broken by a rejuvenated Simon.

The New York Times

The Isis siege, far from requiring the flexing of US muscle, was broken by Kurdish peshmerga.

The Guardian - Opinion

Three times, he said, his nose was broken by irate passers-by.

The New York Times

The early silence was broken by the sound of my grandparents waking.

The New Yorker

The monotony was broken by occasional visits from her doctor and her attorney.

The New Yorker

More suggestions(15)

was betrayed by

was breached by

was altered by

was ruptured by

was disheartened by

was redistributed by

considered broken by

was wrecked by

was broken down by

was bankrupt by

was unfulfilled by

become broken by

was differentiated by

was intruded by

was bested by

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