broken
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busted, fractured, fragmented, shattered, smashed
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Then Mack suffered a broken ankle in July that has forced the redshirt sophomore to miss preseason camp. — Matt Murschel, orlandosentinel.com, "UCF QB Hayden Kingston relishes role as player-coach for Knights," 13 Aug. 2019 Walker suffered a broken ankle in the season opener last year, sidelining him for the remainder of 2018. — Jennifer Eakins, SI.com, "Fantasy Football 2019: Tight End Position Primer," 9 Aug. 2019 Prior to this year’s X Games, Lacey had continued to contend with unexpected struggles, including a broken ankle that spurred feelings of depression. — Lauren Rearick, Teen Vogue, "Skateboarder Lacey Baker on Gender Identity and Inclusivity," 8 Aug. 2019 Walker, who turns 35 on Monday, is preparing for his 14th season and eager to prove doubters wrong again after missing last year with the most serious injury of his career, a broken right ankle in the opener. — SFChronicle.com, "Report: Cards fail to get deal with ex-49ers, Raiders receiver Michael Crabtree," 6 Aug. 2019 Despite a lack of evidence, Banks is railroaded through a broken justice system and sentenced to a decade of prison and probation. — Christopher Rosa, Glamour, "9 TV Shows, Movies, and Music Moments to Check Out This Week," 4 Aug. 2019 Cost and profit Experience shows that some people will attempt to profit from gun buybacks by submitting inexpensive or broken firearms worth less than the cash incentive offered through the buyback. — Lacey Wallace, The Conversation, "Could a national gun buyback program reduce the 393 million guns on America’s streets?," 4 Aug. 2019 Ambush predators, like stonefish and scorpionfish, are good examples: The broken patterns of fluorescence on these fishes may help them blend into a fluorescing reef background. — Smithsonian, "Amazing Photos Reveal the Hidden Light of Undersea Life," 25 July 2019 Earlier this year, two Alabama lawmakers tried to fix this broken system by copying best practices from other states. — al.com, "Public records access is supposed to be free in Alabama. But it cost one business $70,000.," 8 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'broken.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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past participle of Break
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