Broken
Broken adjective - Forcibly separated into many pieces.
Living
Living adjective - Being in effective operation.
Usage example: a living culture that has survived a number of foreign invasions
Both words in one sentence
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When Vanilla returns a year later he can reunite with Connie, but the band remains broken and Basil is left a broken man living under a bridge.
Source: Video Game / Steambot Chronicles -
The lamp on the bookshelf in the living room goes through a never-ending cycle of being broken, usually because of some use of magic, and replaced by a similar lamp.
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Sergius is a broken man, living in a tiny room and eking out a living by working as a film extra for $7.50 a day.
Source: Film / The Last Command
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