broken up
Americanadjective
-
(of a personal or political relationship) having ended; having undergone a breakup.
-
emotionally distressed or upset.
-
Usually, broken-up. having been broken into smaller pieces.
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Service members deployed in the region asked for confirmation that the news was true, and when told it was, they were broken up.
From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2026
Some analysts even suggested the company would be more highly valued if it were broken up.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
The Chapter One gatherings quickly taught me how the long lulls broken up by spurts of passion that I once found a drag were actually as stirring as a religious experience.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
The game was broken up into two halves of around 25 minutes each.
From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2026
It seemed strange that the grass still looked so green and lush, even though they had broken up.
From "Far from the Tree" by Robin Benway
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
