break off
Example Sentences
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"We are forming some intermediate products, such as sulfur dioxide. This intermediate product is much easier to break off."
From Science Daily ● Jun. 17, 2026
We break off our interview when we hear cries coming from one of the recovery wards, and Dr Saung must attend.
From BBC ● Jun. 9, 2026
Then, in March, it agreed to break off its condiment and cooking-product business and combine it with McCormick, the spice company.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 28, 2026
"This enables us to measure the many different types of waves that are generated after icebergs break off," says lead author Dominik Gräff, a UW postdoctoral researcher affiliated with ETH Zurich.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 14, 2025
Within moments, they remove a block like a puke-green Hershey bar and break off smaller squares.
From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera
