How to pronounce broken
Listen to broken in real sentences, spoken by real people, in the original YouTube videos. No dictionary recording — the word as it is actually used.
“broken” in real sentences
1000+ clips in the index · 813 American · 1000 British. Clips come from parliamentary and government channels under open licences.
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broken wrist broken collar bone broken tibia broken fibula shattered pelvis lacerated liver partially collapsed lungs
NTSB · watch from 2:40 · hear it here
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a broken economy and broken public services.
The Scottish Parliament · watch from 65:56 · hear it here
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He has talked about our broken politics, our broken
UK Parliament · watch from 15:32 · hear it here
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- --over a very bumpy road with broken legs, broken ribs.
Smithsonian Air & Space · watch from 37:46 · hear it here
Why real speech
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