Sentence examples for was broken by a from inspiring English sources

Their succession was broken by a rival dynasty, the Karadjordjević.

Then the returning quiet was broken by a shrill shriek.

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

The tension of a difficult debate was broken by a less significant piece of business.

— ANDY NEWMAN Occasionally, the straightforward recitation of names was broken by a splash of color.

That sea was broken by a lone patch of orange — the crown of a Knicks cap.

He described the death of his brother, whose spine was broken by a Nazi guard.

Henson committed himself to the Yankees in March, but his hand was broken by a pitch.

In one spot outside Khanabad, the pavement was broken by a bomb crater.

A part of the entrapped rubber might be released when the filler network was broken by a strain.

Tortorella said he did not remember last year's deadline day, when goalie Marty Biron's collarbone was broken by a shot.