BROACH in a Sentence

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11 example sentences for BROACH, such as:

1. I thought I'd better broach the matter with my boss.
2. Eventually I broached the subject of her early life.
3. She could imagine how Frank would moan when she broached such an idea to him.
4. Besides which, the Musketeer, after having exchanged a hearty shake of the hand with him, broached the matter first.
5. Haley and the stranger smoked a while in silence, neither seeming willing to broach the test question of the interview.

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 Meanings and Examples of BROACH
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
broach
 v.  introduce; bring up for discussion or debate; announce
Classic Sentence:
1  Just leave it to me; I will broach the subject very cleverly--I will think of something that will please him very much.
A Doll's House By Henrik Ibsen
Context  Highlight   In ACT I
2  Haley and the stranger smoked a while in silence, neither seeming willing to broach the test question of the interview.
Uncle Tom's Cabin By Harriet Beecher Stowe
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XII
3  He saluted Rowena by doffing his velvet bonnet, garnished with a golden broach, representing St Michael trampling down the Prince of Evil.
Ivanhoe By Walter Scott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXIII
4  It was when Uncle Henry was giving her an account of her property that he broached the matter of her permanent residence in Atlanta.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER VIII
5  She could imagine how Frank would moan when she broached such an idea to him.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXVI
6  I waited a few moments, expecting he would go on with the subject first broached: but he seemed to have entered another train of reflection: his look denoted abstraction from me and my business.
Jane Eyre By Charlotte Bronte
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXX
7  Besides which, the Musketeer, after having exchanged a hearty shake of the hand with him, broached the matter first.
The Three Musketeers By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In 28 THE RETURN
8  I could see that he had something on his mind which he wanted to say, but felt some hesitancy about broaching the subject.
Dracula By Bram Stoker
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXIV
Example Sentence:
1  Jack did not even try to broach the subject of religion with his in-laws.
2  I thought I'd better broach the matter with my boss.
3  Eventually I broached the subject of her early life.