breach

Example Sentences

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For a conviction, prosecutors would have to prove the way senior management organised hospital activities was a gross breach of their duty of care that fell "far below" what was reasonably expected.

From BBC

A Metroline spokesperson said "The Independent Employment Tribunal has upheld the dismissal as fair. The claimant breached road safety rules and company protocols designed to keep staff and passengers safe."

From BBC

The Colonel’s voice breaches my storm of thoughts.

From Literature

As Mira and Edgar tentatively approach discussion of the breach in the family, it’s primarily Beckett who begins to seethe with anger at what happened—and what didn’t.

From The Wall Street Journal

The Earl of Shrewsbury has been banned from the House of Lords for a second time in three years after accepting he breached the rules.

From BBC