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stone-broke::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | broke, bust, skint, stony-broke |
Examples of stone-broke
stone-broke
On the way, a lorry threw up a stone that broke our windscreen adding to the cost of the trip.
From the thisismoney.co.uk
The delay has been caused by stone-throwing vandals who broke the outer layer of a double-glazed window.
From the newscientist.com
It includes 56 well-preserved tools amongst many stone chips, flakes and fragments that probably broke off other tools.
From the newscientist.com
The stone broke the bird's right wing.
From the timesunion.com
Clashes broke out between stone throwing Palestinian youth and Israeli soldiers after the first hour of protest.
From the thelede.blogs.nytimes.com
The UK is stone broke, the banks are insolvent and the UK is at the mercy of the markets and the global economy.
From the guardian.co.uk
The stone broke the glass of the frame, but did not make contact with the portrait itself, which was unharmed.
From the en.wikipedia.org
To further complicate his health, on August 5, 1949, Minton tripped over a stone in his yard and broke his leg.
From the en.wikipedia.org
The men broke it up into blocks and lifted it away with cranes before transporting it on a lorry to sell as building stone.
From the economist.com
