How to Use broach in a Sentence

broach

verb
  • How did the Kings broach the idea of doing a spinoff to you?
    Adam B. Vary, Variety, 1 Mar. 2024
  • So, what's the best way to broach the idea of a massage with your partner?
    Harper's BAZAAR, 9 Feb. 2023
  • Those who did broach the scandal brought their righteous anger A-game.
    Los Angeles Times, 19 May 2022
  • According to the suit, Krome broached the idea of an all-girls rock band with Fowley.
    Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2023
  • The mom-to-be first broached the subject with her doctors when the team first appeared to be playoff-bound.
    Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 6 Feb. 2024
  • The idea was initially broached, and then abandoned, a few years ago.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 22 Mar. 2024
  • In the ensuing decade, no one has bothered to broach the subject.
    Mary Jo Pitzl, The Arizona Republic, 17 Jan. 2024
  • At the beginning of the decade, this was not an easy subject to broach with royal staff.
    Victoria Murphy, Town & Country, 14 Dec. 2019
  • At the time, Ciara and Paige urged her to broach the topic more on this season of Summer House.
    Alexis Jones, Peoplemag, 17 Apr. 2023
  • The future of Hulu was not broached on the Comcast Q2 earnings call.
    Todd Spangler, Variety, 27 July 2023
  • Jackson tries to broach the subject later, but Cal would rather just get baked.
    Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2021
  • But the chief hopes to begin to be able to broach the topic of mental health with his officers.
    Lawrence Andrea, The Indianapolis Star, 1 Mar. 2022
  • Justice Ginsburg broached this in the very first question.
    Melissa Gira Grant, The New Republic, 13 Jan. 2020
  • Bush Hager broached the topic, asking if there were any tears when Michelle said goodbye to Sasha.
    Chloe Foussianes, Town & Country, 10 Dec. 2019
  • Ipson presented the bill twice on the Senate floor and did not broach the subject of the new building.
    Bryan Schott, The Salt Lake Tribune, 27 Jan. 2022
  • With a Western culture of tight-lipped endurance, some just don’t want to broach the subject.
    Doug Struck, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 Aug. 2020
  • Mia was one of several juniors to broach the idea with Mackey.
    USA TODAY, 7 Feb. 2024
  • Jackson hopes to broach the subject of staffing shortages at the department soon.
    Alex Mann, baltimoresun.com, 6 Nov. 2021
  • As the train sped underground the Parisian streets, Steven tried to think of a polite way to broach conversation with the girl with the backpack.
    CNN, 15 Sep. 2022
  • What no one wants to fully broach is why Alayah may be going through so much work to keep up appearances in the first place.
    Ariana Romero, refinery29.com, 21 Jan. 2020
  • In his keynote speech the following morning, Davis did not broach FTX.
    Joel Khalili, WIRED, 30 Oct. 2023
  • The key is to broach the subject sensitively and work with your housemates to find a solution.
    Fortesa Latifi, SELF, 13 Apr. 2021
  • In contrast to Ron, though, Cohen did not broach the subject with her grandmother.
    Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Jan. 2024
  • Among the topics broached were the recruiting process for Turner, a five-star recruit out of south Florida in the 2021 class.
    Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al, 19 July 2023
  • In early 2020, using an alternate tire to an oval was first broached.
    Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star, 27 Aug. 2023
  • However, in many cases, the best approach is to gently broach the topic.
    Alex Hazlett, Parents, 19 Oct. 2023
  • One sure way to start an argument among hikers is to broach the topic of which Arizona mountains are the highest.
    Mare Czinar, The Arizona Republic, 20 Aug. 2021
  • Was there any kind of conversation with Netflix about how to broach topics like that?
    Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 May 2022
  • And Janey is not the first candidate in the crowded and increasingly pitched field to broach the idea of a ferry service to Long Island.
    BostonGlobe.com, 11 May 2021
  • His shocked mother turns around, hesitates, then tries to broach the topic gently.
    Sarah El Sirgany, CNN, 8 July 2022

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