broken off
Example Sentences
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Unease on trading floors has risen this week after reports in Iran said it had broken off contact over Israel's attacks on Lebanon, which the US president denied on Tuesday.
From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026
"Once a piece has completely broken off, it no longer produces earthquakes because the rocks aren't stuck together anymore," he said.
From Science Daily • Apr. 29, 2026
Unprotected areas showed fresh damage: irrigation pipes sticking into the air where land had broken off.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026
Experts say 841 could have chewed off her tag, or it could have broken off on its own.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 24, 2025
That was how we discovered that the corners of my growth plates had broken off.
From "I Will Always Write Back" by Caitlin Alifirenka and Martin Ganda
