Jim wanted to marry Susie, but he was afraid to broach the subject.    From LearnThat.org. 

A broach is a rod used for roasting meat or a sharp-pointed tool used for making a hole.    From Wordnik.com.  [newsobserver.com blogs] Reference

Should she broach the subject of the operation now?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Patchwork A Story of 'The Plain People'] Reference

He never talked of the past -- no man ever dared broach it.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Transformation of Job A Tale of the High Sierras] Reference

(His handlers won't allow reporters to broach the subject.).    From Wordnik.com.  [Out Of The Groove] Reference

She determined to broach the subject delicately and with caution.    From Wordnik.com.  [Other People's Business The Romantic Career of the Practical Miss Dale] Reference

Then, just as Betty was about to broach the subject of the boys to.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Outdoor Girls in Army Service Or, doing their bit for the soldier boys] Reference

But then we had been so imprudent as to broach the matter ourselves.    From Wordnik.com.  [Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 6] Reference

Soccer: What, you thought I wouldn't broach it for another four years?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Enough With The Strike Already] Reference

Even after I read the book, it was very difficult to broach the subject.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Last Word: Christopher Szpilman] Reference

The reason that Dole ought to broach this subject is that Clinton won't.    From Wordnik.com.  [Dole's Risky Opportunity] Reference

GOP loyalists say they will work through his friends to broach the issue.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Culture Of The Long Goodbye] Reference

But Powell didn't even broach that idea in his meetings with Arab leaders.    From Wordnik.com.  [Walking Back Into A War] Reference

From one point of view it is not necessary to broach this fundamental matter.    From Wordnik.com.  [State of the Union Address (1790-2001)] Reference

But Shanahan said he did not broach the subject with the entire team Wednesday.    From Wordnik.com.  [Mike Shanahan and Clinton Portis meet about remarks] Reference

Nesbits 'in David's car, that Anne ventured to broach the subject of Tom to Grace.    From Wordnik.com.  [Grace Harlowe's Problem] Reference

How can she broach the subject of escape without shattering Jack's perfect harmony?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Emma Donoghue's "Room," reviewed by Ron Charles] Reference

Medart paused, wondering if this were the time to broach the subject of Odeon becoming.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Alembic Plot A Terran Empire novel] Reference

Powell's aides insist the two did not broach a subject on nearly every political mind.    From Wordnik.com.  [Hunting The Angry Voter] Reference

When she tried to broach the subject he was, by his own account, gruff and dismissive.    From Wordnik.com.  [Moody or Mentally Ill?] Reference

I tried to broach the subject, but the girls were too jolly to consider anything negative.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Chicken Chronicles] Reference

She took her broach from the top of her messy dresser and slid the string around her neck.    From Wordnik.com.  [Arcana Magi Zero - v.3: It's So Wonderful, It's So Beautiful] Reference

I could pluck up courage to broach the subject, and it was Philip who eventually did it for me.    From Wordnik.com.  [Dwell Deep or Hilda Thorn's Life Story] Reference

In fine, Mr. Bradley is a man of definite and pronounced opinions on any subject you may broach.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Tramp Through the Bret Harte Country] Reference

I told her I was sure they would, and asked her if she would broach the question with the ladies.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Romance Of Giovanni Calvotti From Coals Of Fire And Other Stories, Volume II. (of III.)] Reference

SHE would never broach the subject with her father, but she made her mother read "Black Like Me.".    From Wordnik.com.  [The Legacy Of Summerton] Reference

Do we start canceling on principle, or should I try to broach the subject again -- and if so, how?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Carolyn Hax: Unplanned family get-togethers are pushing her away] Reference

The more I examined that young man, the less I felt inclined to broach the subject nearest my heart.    From Wordnik.com.  [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference

Nevertheless, even in his most suspicious moods, Julien had never dared broach the subject to Claudet.    From Wordnik.com.  [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference

And when at last she, herself, led up to the subject she wished to broach, he foresaw an easy victory.    From Wordnik.com.  [Madeline Payne, the Detective's Daughter] Reference

"But," said they, "then you must hold your tongue, and not broach your new opinions among the people.".    From Wordnik.com.  [Fox's Book of Martyrs Or A History of the Lives, Sufferings, and Triumphant Deaths of the Primitive Protestant Martyrs] Reference

Ware realized with amazement that he would not again be allowed to broach the subject of the photograph.    From Wordnik.com.  [Other People's Business The Romantic Career of the Practical Miss Dale] Reference

A reader wonders how to broach the subject of an evening class that could sometimes get in the way of her job.    From Wordnik.com.  [How can I carry on studying in the evenings without upsetting my boss?] Reference

In Moscow, Christopher never even got a chance to broach the subject of armed intervention with Boris Yeltsin.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Road To Indecision] Reference

So it was not until the next morning that Glory found her opportunity to broach her new idea to the Other Girl.    From Wordnik.com.  [Glory and the Other Girl] Reference

Talking about end-of-life dreams can give family members a way to broach the uncomfortable topic of death, she says.    From Wordnik.com.  [A DREAM BEFORE DYING] Reference

Aunt Alviry dared not even broach the subject -- but Ruth tried to show him in quiet ways that she was sorry for his loss.    From Wordnik.com.  [Ruth Fielding of the Red Mill Or, Jasper Parloe's Secret] Reference

A round broach will answer admirably for this purpose, and the size may be taken from the broach by means of the calipers.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Treatise on Staff Making and Pivoting Containing Complete Directions for Making and Fitting New Staffs from the Raw Material] Reference