breaking up
Example Sentences
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Social media videos show police breaking up Monday's protest and detaining a group of demonstrators who were filmed sitting in the middle of a two-lane highway.
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
Read on: Microsoft and OpenAI aren’t breaking up.
From MarketWatch • May 27, 2026
Even if the outcome survives, the case doesn’t justify breaking up the company, Live Nation said.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026
Affairs Live, about 90 guests heard real L.A. romance stories, several of which mentioned breaking up over email.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026
I found myself running, fighting the wind around the head of the bay toward the pier where the boats were breaking up.
From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck
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