breakup

Example Sentences

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This would be the dumbest alliance breakup in modern history.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

Among them, McCartney pointed out, was Morgan Neville, director of the recent “Man on the Run” documentary about McCartney’s life in the aftermath of the Beatles’ breakup.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 28, 2026

The 2024 crash was caused by "an encounter with turbulence due to downdraft winds that resulted in mast bumping and an inflight breakup", a report by the National Transportation Safety Board said.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

Janet came down, and when her son Evan went through a painful breakup, he sought her out and joined as well.

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

After her initial avoidance of Will, he and Annabelle completed the breakup dance: There were a handful of upset phone calls, the long-minutes-of-silence calls, the maybe-we-shouldn’t, yes-we-should ones.

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti