brokeback

[brohk-bak]

adjective

1. having or relating to a back or spine that is twisted, broken, or damaged.

2. unfit or inadequate in some way.

Example Sentences

“Brokeback Mountain” comparisons are inevitable, but will only serve to keep this tender but overly cautious tale in the shadow of that soulful gut-wrencher.

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Over a decade after her queendom crumbled, Deen’s weepy apology now accompanies mundane posts about not getting a job, hangovers, forgetting to pack a hairbrush, and, in my case, watching “Brokeback Mountain” for the first time in 15 years.

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This year also marks the 20th anniversary of “Brokeback Mountain,” in which Williams co-starred opposite her late partner Heath Ledger.

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“Brokeback Mountain” was an unstoppable force meeting an immovable object.

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The non-stop hand-wringing turned “Brokeback” into one of the most important love stories ever made, still as relevant today as it was 20 years ago.

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