break off
Example Sentences
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In Quebec, Carney's decision to break off negotiations was widely supported.
From Barron's ● Aug. 24, 2026
"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
Toward the end of 2020—with Covid having pushed everyone into their respective video chat boxes—a group coalesced around Dario to break off and form their own company.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 28, 2026
The report said it was very likely that the glacier tongue would break off in the coming years, splitting the glacier in two.
From BBC ● Mar. 13, 2026
I break off branches from the holly bushes and a few sprigs of pine and carry them inside.
From "Speak" by Laurie Halse Anderson
