breakdown

Example Sentences

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Sure: It’s not just this breakdown that set things up to be as bad as they are now.

From Slate • Jun. 9, 2026

Apitegromab works by blocking a protein involved in the breakdown of muscle and is also being explored as a treatment for other medical conditions affecting muscles, including spinal muscular atrophy.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

And I had a breakdown in the ER.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

Here is a breakdown of how the 11 sectors of the S&P 500 have performed, with the full index at the bottom:

From MarketWatch • May 29, 2026

I finally say, if it can even hear me over all my raging Noise and Manchee’s nervous breakdown.

From "The Knife of Never Letting Go" by Patrick Ness