Examples of 'broken-down' in a sentence
Meaning of "broken-down"
broken-down (noun) - Broken-down can describe something that has ceased to function or operate correctly, typically due to wear and tear or mechanical failure. It can also be used to describe a person who is exhausted, depleted, or emotionally distraught.
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- Which has broken down and, as a result, is no longer in working order.
- Not properly maintained; neglected.
- Ruined in character or strength.
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The broken-down detective in the wheelchair.
Do not talk about broken-down newspapermen.
A broken-down train in the middle of nowhere.
There is an apparently broken-down delivery truck.
A broken-down vehicle that is not a hazard.
They are all a flock of broken-down bimmies.
Obsolete or broken-down electrical device should be.
Might as well call me a broken-down trick.
Is like a broken-down city without a wall.
A charming diagnosis for a broken-down horse.
By buying a broken-down zoo in the country.
Think of the government as a broken-down carousel.
It was broken-down into four loads for transport.
I am not gonna be some broken-down cripple.
A broken-down car was standing in the middle of the road.
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My grandfather is not some broken-down victim.
Your broken-down ball club is winning ball games.
I enjoy kicking around broken-down chairs.
Even the most broken-down relationships can be resuscitated.
I am not going to be some broken-down cripple.
I am a broken-down old schlep with one foot in the grave.
You drove around in a broken-down minivan.
And a broken-down cop a couple years away from retirement.
We have even got a broken-down old minister.
He is obviously an imposter he looks old and broken-down.
Better than a broken-down old cowpoke like me.
All we do is fly around in this broken-down birdcage.
And you kept a broken-down racehorse in your own apartment.
I am pretty confident we can fix a broken-down android.
I am nothing but a broken-down komoppo in an old wheelchair.
And you are cooking food in your broken-down house.
I will not give a broken-down hack his last chance.
It was considered a rite of passage to own a broken-down vehicle.
I just found some broken-down cabins over there.
So you wind up a grease monkey in some broken-down garage.
Effort should be broken-down by project stage and project phase.
Until they are so old and broken-down that.
Even if it 's a broken-down plane that was never designed for transcontinental flight.
A worthless house and a broken-down string factory.
I was noticing that the steps are all kind of broken-down.
They have rebuilt a broken-down wash plant.
As long as the horse is a lady and not too broken-down.
You have even got a broken-down old minister.
Those broken-down opposition papers who do not want to play ball with us.
Not bad for a couple of broken-down paratroopers.
It was the same stubbornness that kept her going to church despite a broken-down car.
Nobody can ever call me a broken-down komoppo again.
To see a broken-down old phoney liberal come face to face with his principles.
He ai not nothing but a broken-down pig farmer.
Not that broken-down chicken little and not his highly overrated criminal companion.
