broken promise
Frequency: 8.516.0 per million words
a promise that has been violated or not kept
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Examples (10)
- The politician's broken promise angered the voters.
- She felt deeply hurt by his broken promise to marry her.
- A broken promise can damage trust permanently.
- They accused the company of making a broken promise regarding their salaries.
- Despite his apologies, the broken promise lingered in her mind.
- He was known for his long history of broken promises.
- The child cried after realizing his father's promise was broken.
- To avoid a broken promise, always be realistic about what you can deliver.
- Their relationship never recovered from the weight of that broken promise.
- The public grew tired of the government's constant broken promises.