Broderick
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Before her rise to infamy in the late 1980s, Broderick appeared to be living the suburban dream.
From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2026
Kani’s best-known performance in “‘Master Harold’” is as the younger employee, Willie, in the 1984 film adaptation co-starring Matthew Broderick and Zakes Mokae.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026
Mr. Broderick, himself a sometime movie star, brings a slyly funny air of noblesse oblige that dovetails amusingly with Jay’s pompous, blinkered dimness.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026
If we can’t, now it’s up to you to determine whether to let this person on your voter rolls,’” Broderick said.
From Salon • Feb. 27, 2026
When I checked my avatar’s reflection in a computer monitor, I saw that I no longer looked like Matthew Broderick.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
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