break off
Example Sentences
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Peter Gianopolis, the manager of a Montreal supermarket, said Wednesday he could "already see a difference" in consumer behavior since the Canadian government's decision to break off trade negotiations with Washington.
From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026
Toward the end of 2020—with Covid having pushed everyone into their respective video chat boxes—a group coalesced around Dario to break off and form their own company.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 28, 2026
The report said it was very likely that the glacier tongue would break off in the coming years, splitting the glacier in two.
From BBC ● Mar. 13, 2026
When ovarian cancer develops, cancer cells break off from the tumor.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 9, 2026
But then I hiccup, and she starts hiccupping with laughter, and we're laughing when we break off our hug, though we're still holding hands.
From "Born Behind Bars" by Padma Venkatraman
