break off
Example Sentences
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As the trees break off or fall, the downed logs become food and cover for earthbound species and eventually decay into nutrients in the soil.
From Los Angeles Times
Ms Rees had been hiking on the island with fellow passengers, but broke off from the group for a rest.
From BBC
She says she broke off ties with one of her adult daughters in the summer of 2024 after learning that she wouldn’t be invited to her wedding.
Kawabata gives us children who delight in “breaking off chunks of ice from the drains and throwing them down in the middle of the road.”
Likewise, Saquon Barkley hasn’t been the same threat, but he can still break off some big runs.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
