breakup

Example Sentences

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A lot of my friends are getting married, of course, but many of them have also been dealing with heavy personal news: breakups, layoffs and the deaths of family members and friends.

From MarketWatch

I didn’t realize until this moment how badly I wanted him to say the breakup was all him.

From Literature

The later breakup of Earth's landmasses explains how the animals became scattered across the globe rather than migrating across oceans.

From Science Daily

Navigating a separation is hard no matter how amicable the breakup is.

From MarketWatch

Soon after, Docter canceled the project, which was based on its director’s adolescent experience with a platonic breakup.

From The Wall Street Journal