broken off
Example Sentences
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The pair have since broken off their engagement, according to the California Post.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026
In March, Washington and Caracas re-established diplomatic relations broken off by Maduro seven years prior.
From Barron's ● May 11, 2026
Unprotected areas showed fresh damage: irrigation pipes sticking into the air where land had broken off.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 8, 2026
"Once a piece has completely broken off, it no longer produces earthquakes because the rocks aren't stuck together anymore," Shuck explained.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 25, 2025
Betsy did not give any explanation of the novel she was reading, simply commenced to read aloud where she had broken off reading to herself.
From "Lyddie" by Katherine Paterson
