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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
unbroken
adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
almost
▪ At home a constitutional commitment to democracy has resulted in an almost unbroken dominance of conservative political parties.
■ NOUN
line
▪ Grainne is Dierdriu's granddaughter by an unbroken line.
▪ The premise of her nocturnes is that they need to be performed with a beautiful sound and a flexible, unbroken line.
▪ Shell's large deep-sea tankers have been named after shells in an unbroken line since the launching of the Murex in 1892.
▪ It was a radical departure from the past, an interlude of democracy in an otherwise unbroken line of authoritarian rule.
▪ White should either flow in an unbroken line from the shoulder to the ground or be superbly cut and tailored.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
unbroken egg yolks
▪ an unbroken silence
▪ The horizon is flat, unbroken by even a tree.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ Even if the man drifted close to sleep, which the stillness encouraged, the union remained unbroken.
▪ The mould thus stubbornly remained unbroken.
▪ The premise of her nocturnes is that they need to be performed with a beautiful sound and a flexible, unbroken line.
▪ The sense of an unbroken participatory field of reality was central to the primal mind as well.
▪ The skin was unbroken and smooth, as if it were now untroubled by worries in endless sleep.
▪ Thus an unbroken column of water extends in the tree from the root cells to the leaf cells.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Unbroken

Unbroken \Un*bro"ken\, a. Not broken; continuous; unsubdued; as, an unbroken colt.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
unbroken

c.1300, in reference to vows or compacts, from un- (1) "not" + broken. Attested from late 15c. in reference to material things; 1510s in reference to courage, spirit, etc.; 1530s in reference to horses; 1560s in reference to the flow of time. Old English had ungebrocen.

Wiktionary
unbroken

a. 1 Whole, not divided into parts. 2 Of a horse, not tamed. 3 Continuous, without interruption.

WordNet
unbroken
  1. adj. marked by continuous or uninterrupted extension in space or time or sequence; "cars in an unbroken procession"; "the unbroken quiet of the afternoon" [ant: broken]

  2. not subdued or trained for service or use; "unbroken colts"

  3. (of farmland) not plowed; "unplowed fields"; "unbroken land" [syn: unplowed, unploughed] [ant: plowed]

  4. (especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded; "unbroken promises"; "promises kept" [syn: kept] [ant: broken]

  5. not broken; whole and intact; in one piece; "fortunately the other lens is unbroken" [ant: broken]

Wikipedia
Unbroken (band)

Unbroken is a metalcore band from San Diego County, California. They were influential in the Southern California hardcore scene during the mid-to-late 1990s. The band chose the name Unbroken because they wanted to emphasize their dedication to the straight edge philosophy of drug abstinence. However, most of the members have since given up this belief.

In 2008, Alternative Press named Unbroken a band of significant interest in its cover story "23 Bands Who Shaped Punk", citing them as an influence on later groups such as The Hope Conspiracy, Suicide File, Planes Mistaken for Stars, Modern Life Is War, and Bleeding Through.

Unbroken (A Perfect Murder album)

Unbroken is the second full-length release from Canadian heavy metal band A Perfect Murder.

Unbroken (Tim McGraw song)

"Unbroken" is a song written by Annie Roboff and Holly Lamar, and recorded by American country music artist Tim McGraw. It was released in May 2002 as the fourth and final single from his album Set This Circus Down. The song reached Number One on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts.

Unbroken (Katharine McPhee album)

Unbroken is the second studio album from American Idol season five runner-up Katharine McPhee. The album was released on January 5, 2010 by Verve Forecast Records, her first album on the label. It debuted at number 27 on the Billboard 200, selling 15,000 copies in its first week. As of January 2011, the album has sold 45,000 copies in the US.

Unbroken (Fiona album)

Unbroken is the fifth studio album from Fiona. After being persuaded to rejoin the ranks of the music industry (following a two decade hiatus) by producer James Christian, singer Robin Beck and guitarist Tommy Denander, Fiona released the album on October 17, 2011 via Life on the Moon Records.

Unbroken (D-Side album)

Unbroken is the third studio album by Irish boy band D-Side. The album was released on October 25, 2006 in Japan, and later released via the iTunes Store worldwide on March 3, 2008. The album peaked at number 58 on the Japanese album charts. Two singles were released from the album: the title track, "Unbroken", and "Let Me Be the One" (which serves as a promotional release only; no official music video was recorded for the song).

Unbroken (María Ólafsdóttir song)

"Unbroken" is a song performed by Icelandic singer María Ólafsdóttir. The song represented Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015. It was originally performed in Icelandic as "Lítil skref" (Small steps).

Unbroken (Julie Elias album)

Unbroken is the fourth studio album by Julie Elias. She released the album on September 8, 2015.

Unbroken (Stan Walker song)

"Unbroken" is a song performed by Australian-New Zealand recording artist Stan Walker. Written and produced by OneRepublic frontman Ryan Tedder, the song was released by Sony Music Australia on 12 April 2010 as the lead single from Walker's second album, From the Inside Out. Walker felt privileged to record a song written by Tedder and complimented him, "He's the man, one of the best songwriters and producers in the world. I am so blessed." The piano-based pop ballad received a mixed response from critics.

"Unbroken" was promoted by performances on Sunrise and Hey Hey It's Saturday and a Matthew Chuang-directed music video, filmed in Melbourne. The single peaked at number nine on the New Zealand Singles Chart and number twenty-three on the ARIA Singles Chart, and lasted thirteen and seventeen weeks on the charts, respectively.

Unbroken (Demi Lovato album)

Unbroken is the third studio album by American singer Demi Lovato. It was released on September 20, 2011, by Hollywood Records. Lovato described the album as "more mature" and "a little more R&B/ pop" than her previous material, citing Rihanna as the major influence. While some of the album's lyrical content was heavily influenced by Lovato's personal struggles, it also deals with lighter subjects, such as love, self empowerment, and having fun.

The album received generally mixed to mostly positive reviews from music critics, with some who commended its ballad tracks and praised Lovato's vocals, but others who dismissed it as "immature" and criticized its amount of "party songs". Commercially, the album peaked at number four on the Billboard 200, with sales exceeding 97,000 copies in its first week of release. It was eventually certified gold. Unbroken performed well internationally worldwide, and peaked in the top 40 in many countries including, Australia, Canada, Italy, Mexico, New Zealand, Spain and Switzerland. It was certified Platinum in Brazil, and Gold in Chile and the Philippines.

The lead single " Skyscraper" was released on July 12, 2011. The song was a commercial success and peaked number ten on the Billboard Hot 100, making it Lovato's second highest-charting single to date, behind " This Is Me" and her most successful until " Heart Attack" cracked the Top 10. It also reached the top twenty in Canada, New Zealand and Scotland and sold over 1,000,000 copies in the United States, where it was certified platinum. The song was well received from music critics, who generally cited as a highlight on the album. " Give Your Heart a Break" was released as the second and final single from the album on January 23, 2012.

Unbroken (Demi Lovato song)

"Unbroken" is a song by American recording artist Demi Lovato, from her third studio album of the same name (2011). Recorded at Dreamlab Studios in Los Angeles, California, it was written by Daniel James, Leah Haywood, and Lovato, while production was handled by Haywood and James under the production moniker Dreamlab. Musically, "Unbroken" demonstrates a change from Lovato's previous recordings, opting for a more dance oriented style. It contains flourishes of electropop and influences of house and 1980s disco music. Lyrically, the song is a self-empowerment love song that sings about "being saved by love".

The song received generally positive reviews from music critics, who likened its musical structure to that of Britney Spears and Selena Gomez & the Scene. Due to strong digital download upon the album's release, "Unbroken" debuted and peaked at number 98 on the Billboard Hot 100, as well as number 60 on the Billboard Hot Digital Songs chart.

Unbroken (film)

Unbroken is a 2014 American historical- biographical- sports- drama- war film produced and directed by Angelina Jolie, and based on the 2010 non-fiction book by Laura Hillenbrand, Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption. The film revolves around the life of USA Olympian and athlete Louis "Louie" Zamperini, portrayed by Jack O'Connell. Zamperini survived in a raft for 47 days after his bomber crash landed in the ocean during World War II, then was sent to a series of prisoner of war camps.

The film had its world premiere in Sydney on November 17, 2014, and received a wide release in the United States on December 25, 2014. The film grossed $115.6 million in North America, with a worldwide total of over $163 million.

Usage examples of "unbroken".

The storekeeper had sent them an unbroken case of canned plum pudding, and probably by this time he was wondering what had become of that blanky case of duff.

For twenty-three years had the threefold cord between Carey, Marshman, and Ward, been unbroken.

Removal of the hair-pin was effected by first inserting within the meatus a Gruber speculum, encircling the unbroken projecting prong, and then raising the end of the broken one with a long-shanked aural hook, when the hair-pin was readily withdrawn.

There was a second--opalcoloured and fleecy--at a great height above my head, a white, unbroken ceiling above, and a dark, unbroken floor below, with the monoplane labouring upwards upon a vast spiral between them.

II When, grown a Shade, beholding That land in lifetime trode, To learn if its unfolding Fulfilled its clamoured code, I saw, in web unbroken, Its history outwrought Not as the loud had spoken, But as the mute had thought.

The huge Pacific seas, extending in unbroken lines sometimes a mile or half as much again in length, hurl themselves upon the reef, overtowering and falling upon it with tremendous crashes, and yet the fragile coral structure withstands the shock and protects the land.

He presupposed a progressive gradation, an unbroken process of improvement, an uninterrupted continuum of beings which could form themselves upon one another.

At the one side all is one point of unbroken rest, on the other is the ceaseless process, leaf and fruit, all the things of process carrying ever within themselves the Reason-Principles of the Upper Sphere, and striving to become trees in their own minor order and producing, if at all, only what is in strict gradation from themselves.

Thirdly, around this infernal sea a vast spherical arch will hang, a thousand miles thick, a massive and unbroken shell, through which there are no spiracles, and whose external surface, beautiful beyond conception, becomes the heaven of the redeemed, where Christ himself, perfect man as well as perfect God, fixes his residence and establishes the local sovereignty of the Universal Archangel.

At one moment the wall stretched unbroken before Routh, every foot of its well-pointed surface void in the bleak and shadowless sunlight.

He gave Sandel no chance to rest or to set himself, but smashed blow in upon blow till the house rose to its feet and the air was filled with an unbroken roar of applause.

But we are talking of a direct male line unbroken for forty generations--on so polished a scutcheon, even a fingermark will show up.

Her strong, black brows grew straight and thick in an unbroken line above her eyes, her upper lip was dark with a sparse but unmistakable moustache of a few black hairs, her face, at once cold and hard in its mistrust, and smouldering with a dark and sinister desire, was stamped with that strange fellowship of avarice and passion he had seen in the faces of women such as this all over France.

Saul, louder than the thunderclaps which followed hard on the strobic reflections of lightning that turned the unbroken panes of glass into mirrors.

Sixty miles due north of you, as the crow flies, is Trisul, and to the east and to the west of this imposing 23,406-foot peak the snow mountains stretch in an unbroken line for many hundreds of miles.