breakaway
Example Sentences
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The Netherlands’ Mathieu van der Poel launched a long breakaway that was ultimately replaced by an elite group on the front.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026
Morris appeared to have scored earlier in the half, getting loose on a breakaway before chipping the ball over Galaxy keeper JT Marcinkowski.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026
A five-man breakaway got up the road early on, but with 100km remaining the peloton started to reel them in.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
The Rams selected Hunter in the fourth round of the 2025 draft, envisioning the former Auburn standout as a breakaway threat.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
He didn’t mean to start a breakaway church, but within a few decades swathes of Europe had switched to one form of Protestantism or another.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
