breakaway

Example Sentences

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Since 2017, separatist fighters in the country's two English-speaking regions have been campaigning for the creation of a breakaway state.

From BBC

For the second straight day, Milan's Lidl-Trek team managed the stage perfectly, this time reeling in a breakaway trio three kilometres from the line.

From Barron's

Three little words rarely heard together in the Muslim world, and yet have become a common phrase in Somaliland, the breakaway region of Somalia.

From Barron's

"The guys in the breakaway were really very strong, but my teammates did a great job keeping the breakaway under control."

From Barron's

It was like the moment in a basketball game when every cell in his body seemed to know, Time for your breakaway go!

From Literature