break off
Example Sentences
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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
When ovarian cancer develops, cancer cells break off from the tumor.
From Science Daily • Feb. 9, 2026
At Notre Dame, a blatant missed run fit saw Irish back Jeremiyah Love break off an explosive touchdown run that turned the tides.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 12, 2025
Upward forces from the ocean water could "lift" the thinning ice essentially all at once, they argue - causing icebergs to break off and the glacier to retreat in quick time.
From BBC • Nov. 3, 2025
I used the point of my spoon to break off a segment of kabob koobideh.
From "Darius the Great Is Not Okay" by Adib Khorram
