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

Then snags, standing dead trees broken off halfway up.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 28, 2025

As Strider raised it they saw that near the end its edge was notched and the point was broken off.

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien