Broach is an English word with synonyms like brooch or pin. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Broach meaning
- A series of chisel points mounted on one piece of steel. For example, the toothed stone chisel shown here.
- A broad chisel for stone-cutting.
- Alternative spelling of brooch.
Using Broach
- The main meaning on this page is: A series of chisel points mounted on one piece of steel. For example, the toothed stone chisel shown here. | A broad chisel for stone-cutting. | Alternative spelling of brooch.
- Useful related words include: brooch, breastpin, pin, initiate.
- In the example corpus, broach often appears in combinations such as: to broach, broach the, broach this.
Context around Broach
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 10 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 18 statements, 2 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Broach
- In this selection, "broach" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, isabella, kraig, keepsake, lost, leave and saw stand out and add context to how "broach" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a 12 broach to a and a keepsake broach and some. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "broach" sits close to words such as abenaki, abstracted and addendum, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with broach
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
How should we broach this subject with them? (8 words)
Clark expressed frustration with even having to broach a subject he considers long settled. (14 words)
Items ranged from a $12 broach to a pair of belt charms for $1,250. (15 words)
It feeds into the wider discussion around mental health where, Morrissey says, over the past few years there has been great movement in people feeling confident talking about their mental health, but suicide remains a “really difficult subject to broach”. (40 words)
Vino & Vulvas’ mission is not to glorify any particular practice or desire, stresses Edwards; rather, the goal is to normalize topics that many in the community wish to discuss but lack the knowledge or confidence to broach. (37 words)
Nicole - who was also sharing her story publicly for the first time - said: "I really did feel that people weren't being honest and open but it was a difficult thing to broach. (33 words)
But how do I broach a subject as complicated as this and try to tell the reader what is important? (20 words)
How should we broach this subject with them? (8 words)
Example sentences (20)
And in his memoir Spare, he details the moment he plucked up the courage to broach the subject with his granny - and her 'cryptic' nine-word response.
But how do I broach a subject as complicated as this and try to tell the reader what is important?
How should we broach this subject with them?
If Blink-182 was going to make new music, Barker wanted to produce it — he just didn’t know how to broach the idea.
It feeds into the wider discussion around mental health where, Morrissey says, over the past few years there has been great movement in people feeling confident talking about their mental health, but suicide remains a “really difficult subject to broach”.
Jackie Hernandez and Isabella Broach lost 6-0 in the first and lost 6-4 in a much tighter second set.
Smith took over one of the more prominent programs in the area which saw Kraig Broach leave behind a successful 12-year legacy.
Staff and kids gave her a send-off on June 26 by presenting her with a keepsake broach, and some handy vouchers.
When we broach the subject of hurtful online comments, Arlene admits she is grateful not to be a permanent fixture on our TV screens any more.
Items ranged from a $12 broach to a pair of belt charms for $1,250.
Nicole - who was also sharing her story publicly for the first time - said: "I really did feel that people weren't being honest and open but it was a difficult thing to broach.
Clark expressed frustration with even having to broach a subject he considers long settled.
Danville Police say on Sunday around 4:40 p.m., Sergeant Chase Broach saw 29-year-old Christopher Lee Harlan driving a car on Holiday Drive.
He can comfortably broach serious, depressing issues and cut right to the heart of society’s ills without ever growing strident.
Her name sits upon her persona like a diamond-studded broach — regal and poised, exuding a certain amount of sophistication and class and requiring the same in return.
In races as divisive as those in the 2020 general election, professors are faced with deciding whether to broach the topic in the classroom.
Let me know how this goes as a way to broach it to your partner.
Lunch bowls pushed aside, the time seems right to broach the criticism Boyne received for My Brother’s Name Is Jessica.
Otherwise, we have a wonderful relationship/friendship that I hope continues, but I’m unsure of how to broach this subject without causing him to focus even more on this problem.
Vino & Vulvas’ mission is not to glorify any particular practice or desire, stresses Edwards; rather, the goal is to normalize topics that many in the community wish to discuss but lack the knowledge or confidence to broach.
Common combinations with broach
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- to broach 17×
- broach the 10×
- broach this 4×
- and broach 3×
- broach subject 2×
- we broach 2×
- broach it 2×
- not broach 2×