stone-broke
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of stone-broke
First recorded in 1885–90
Example Sentences
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But the heroes of “The Beaux’ Stratagem” – two well-mannered but stone-broke gentlemen in search of marriageable heiresses – are far more respectful of the opposite sex than the love-‘em-and-leave-‘em 007 usually is.
From New York Times ● Sep. 15, 2015
But a stone-broke Evans has lost her home.
From Time Magazine Archive
Betty had fetched up on the rectory doorstep last February, stone-broke and despondent about four divorces and a dead-end acting career.
From Time Magazine Archive
"But you," said Forrest to the earl, "what would you do if you were stone-broke?"
From The Spread Eagle and Other Stories by Morris, Gouverneur
"Salvation Sue"—the stiffest of stiff jobs— For roopy-raspy-voiced and vain "Œolia," Who dubs herself the Schneider-Patti Blend; And now, a prey to stone-broke melancholia, I sit and rack my fancy, to no end!
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 104, January 21, 1893 by Burnand, F. C. (Francis Cowley), Sir
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