breaking

Example Sentences

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We are not breaking up with you, but we are seeing other people.’”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2026

The Daily Wire launched a book publishing arm in 2021 with stated ambitions of breaking the stranglehold traditional houses had on conservative books.

From Salon • Apr. 18, 2026

Former Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrousova says she was at "breaking point after months of physical and mental stress" when she refused a visit from a doping control officer to her home in December 2025.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

Through my research into ocular disease and autophagy, a theme emerged, of normally robust immune systems quietly breaking down.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

If they’re released during a nuclear accident, the same neutrons that ping around inside the nuclear reactor breaking apart uranium atoms can careen through a worker’s body.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland