broken up

[brohk-uhn uhp]

adjective

1. (of a personal or political relationship) having ended; having undergone a breakup.

2. emotionally distressed or upset.

3. Usually, broken-up. having been broken into smaller pieces.

Example Sentences

Authorities have jailed dissenters and broken up coup attempts.

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Sniffling, I shared how and why I had broken up with Clark.

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The only pass he threw, intended for Ezavier Staples, was broken up by defensive back Jamir Benjamin in the end zone.

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Instead, long segments of testimony, broken up by nearly constant objections, zeroed in on fine distinctions in the settlement agreement: What is the definition of an encampment?

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The curfews came after several days of largely peaceful demonstrations that were broken up by burglaries, fires and clashes with police.

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