Below you will find example sentences with "broke down". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.
Broke Down in a sentence
Corpus data
- Displayed example sentences: 20
- Discovered as a combination around: broke
- Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 15
- Phrase length: 2 words
- Average sentence length: 27 words
Sentence profile
- Phrase position: 5 start, 11 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis
- The phrase "broke down" has 2 words and usually appears in the middle in these examples. The average sentence has 27 words and is mostly made up of statements.
- Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as accord soon broke down and fighting, and blackpool broke down the other, car, talks and contract stand out.
- In the phrase index, this combination connects with shut down, knocked down, sat down, fire broke and news broke, linking the page to nearby combinations.
Example types with broke down
This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:
The accord soon broke down and fighting broke out again in June 2000. (13 words)
Anne's car broke down on the A361 between South Newington and Bloxham. (13 words)
Firstly, the Bulls broke up because relationships broke down at the heart of the organization. (15 words)
It was the KZN VIP team masquerading as angels of mercy when they broke down the door of a pensioner’s home and rescued her and a Down Syndrome woman after the duo were locked in the house with no food and water for two days in Shastri Park, on Sunday. (51 words)
According to an official with Iraq's Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG), the conflict has also emptied at least 800 villages since 2015, when a ceasefire between Turkey and the PKK broke down, driving thousands of people from their homes. (39 words)
Vettel will leave Ferrari at the end of the campaign after contract talks broke down and has been linked with a move down the pit lane to Renault, who will lose Daniel Ricciardo to McLaren later this year. (38 words)
Example sentences (20)
She said she was in the car with one of her classmates and were just talking when the car broke down on Eko Bridge, his car broke down.
A civil war broke out, and with a lack of central government, the country broke down.
Firstly, the Bulls broke up because relationships broke down at the heart of the organization.
The accord soon broke down and fighting broke out again in June 2000.
It broke down until Dean and Bennett hit a double clothesline for a double down.
The dispute immediately shut down production across the entertainment industry after talks for a new contract with studios and streaming services broke down.
Ms Abdallah broke down, her head buried as she sobbed into her hands, as Justice Rothman handed down his ruling before the decision dawned on Ms Sarkis’s sister Christine, who lost control.
Vettel will leave Ferrari at the end of the campaign after contract talks broke down and has been linked with a move down the pit lane to Renault, who will lose Daniel Ricciardo to McLaren later this year.
It was the KZN VIP team masquerading as angels of mercy when they broke down the door of a pensioner’s home and rescued her and a Down Syndrome woman after the duo were locked in the house with no food and water for two days in Shastri Park, on Sunday.
According to an official with Iraq's Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG), the conflict has also emptied at least 800 villages since 2015, when a ceasefire between Turkey and the PKK broke down, driving thousands of people from their homes.
After a few questions, he broke down and admitted to the crime," the deputy commissioner of police said.
Among them was Ms Marrogi's mum, Madlin Enwiya, who was seen embracing another woman as she broke down in tears behind the cordoned-off area of the mausoleum.
And just when it seemed that Jesse Marsch was set to take over as the new Saints boss, talks with the American broke down over contract length issues.
And last summer one fridge containing rape kits broke down, meaning the kits could not be used as evidence.
Anne's car broke down on the A361 between South Newington and Bloxham.
A Royal Navy aircraft carrier which broke down just a few miles from its home port has left dry dock nearly a year later after undergoing repairs and upgrades.
As busy as airports were over the summer and through the holidays, as as all the airlines were and as badly as everything broke down, international travel still doesn’t match pre-pandemic levels.
As the game progresses, players see more of how Ellie and Joel's relationship broke down prior to the game's main timeline, adding a sense of underlying tragedy to the whole narrative.
Beekman had the flash, but it was Clark who consistently broke down Virginia Tech with his dribble-drives, rim runs and dishes to teammates who found themselves open because of Clark drawing their defenders his way.
But just when it seemed that Saints would cruise through, Charlie Patino and Blackpool broke down the other end and fired past Willy Caballero to give the visitors a lifeline.