break away

Example Sentences

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So Beijing is accelerating efforts to develop its own advanced semiconductors and break away from reliance on US hardware.

From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026

As it descends into warmer air, chunks can break away and fall, but the phenomenon is rare, according to Heathrow Airport’s website.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026

Skaters bide their time in a peloton—before trying to break away from the bunch with a decisive burst.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 21, 2026

Their models suggest that dense ice packed with nutrients can break away from surrounding ice and slowly sink through the shell until it reaches the ocean below.

From Science Daily • Jan. 23, 2026

At practice, Angie and Natalie break away from relay team practice and come up to me.

From "A Good Kind of Trouble" by Lisa Moore Ramée