Example sentences for: bankrupt

How can you use “bankrupt” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • This is the tiny Florida airline that owns the Pan Am trademark now, which went bankrupt last month but now looks as if it's going to be taken over by a soccer team owner from the former Yugoslavia.

  • The government declared itself bankrupt in 1892, and emigration reached unprecedented levels.

  • The boring spin: Smith is a 30-year-old bankrupt nerd, and America Online turned him in by letting law enforcement officials see the log that showed which phone line had been used to post the virus.

  • A number of Korean businesses went bankrupt, either because of dishonest practices or because the possible Korean share of world markets for some products, like automobiles, had been overestimated.

  • The ship was abandoned by its bankrupt Pakistani owners and its crew left without food, water, fuel, or wages.


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