I thought that my car might have broken down and was actually standing still.

A woman whose car has broken down on the road is immediately asked, "Out of gas?"

Maybe someone stopped for the night, or perhaps a car broke down.

The black men were in the area because their car had broken down nearby.

Problems do come up, people get sick, and cars break down.

You can't predict whether your car will break down or not.

My car broke down a mile or so out of town.

Made me think what would happen if my car broke down on a cold Minnesota night.

"Their cars will break down after three or four days," he said.

They were in the area, he said, because their car had broken down nearby.