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

Likewise, Saquon Barkley hasn’t been the same threat, but he can still break off some big runs.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 8, 2025

At one point it appeared she tried to break off the conversation to sit down on the frontbench but he kept going.

From BBC • Jul. 2, 2025

Then there's some specialized training, where the sprinters would break off and do their own thing, the mid-distance runners would do the same, and the distance runners, well...they just run all practice.

From "Patina" by Jason Reynolds