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

The pair were then pictured together in Central Park in New York in December 2010, in a meeting that Andrew later told the BBC was to break off their friendship.

From BBC • Nov. 1, 2025

Behind her back the smallest child pauses to break off the tip of every branch she can reach.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver