Broken and Checked

Broken

Broken adjective - Forcibly separated into many pieces.

Checked and broken are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Checked" instead an adjective "Broken".

Nearby Words: broke, brokenly

Checked

Checked adjective - Patterned with alternating squares of color.

Broken and checked are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Broken" instead an adjective "Checked".

Nearby Words: check, checking, checker, checkable

Both words in one sentence

  • Western Animation / Sabrina: The Animated Series This would imply Pi was among the people she checked, but we never see his broken heart flashback and it's hard to imagine how someone as laid back as him could have his heart broken.
  • She manages to kick up a fuss and get the audio book nearly taken away due to it being "broken", but the original reserver manages to set the whole thing straight and get the audio-book checked out under her name.
  • Handshake Refusal In the first period of Game 6 with the Avalanche up 3 games to 2, Avs forward Claude Lemieux checked Red Wings forward Kris Draper from behind and into the boards - Draper had to go to the hospital with a broken jaw and a shattered cheek and orbital bone, requiring surgery and stitches.
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