break
verb (used with object)
to smash, split, or divide into parts violently; reduce to pieces or fragments.
had broke
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past perfectof break.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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His family felt, with Nigeria's political upheavals, he was better off back home, fearing he might want to become involved in the civil war that had broke out there.
From BBC ● Jun. 13, 2023
“I thought I had done something wrong or maybe my dress was unzipped. But he said, ‘A riot had broke out.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 1, 2020
“It had broke my heart,” Golway said, “but I knew instantly who had done it to her. . . . She was all I had left in my family.”
From Washington Post ● Mar. 20, 2019
“It was really excruciating. It came in waves. I could actually see where it had broke and snapped. I knew that I had to go to hospital.”
From Fox News ● Jan. 31, 2019
Halfway down the street the car wash was busy because the weather had broke a little and the brothers were lined up to get their machines clean.
From "Slam!" by Walter Dean Myers
