break down
Example Sentences
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An upper level trough across the Pacific Northwest, which has been keeping temperatures cooler, is expected to break down, according to the National Weather Service.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026
Correlation data show that bitcoin’s relationship with large-cap technology shares at large remains elevated, while its relationship with the semiconductor and software sectors has begun to break down.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026
If someone were to come and talk with him face-to-face, "I would break down crying," he said.
From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026
Another paper from the same project reported that anti-inflammatory defenses appear to break down early in non-obese GK rats with insulin resistance.
From Science Daily • May 31, 2026
Four of my teammates died not so much because Rob Hall’s systems were faulty—indeed, nobody’s were better—but because on Everest it is the nature of systems to break down with a vengeance.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
