break off
Example Sentences
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Then, in March, it agreed to break off its condiment and cooking-product business and combine it with McCormick, the spice company.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 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
When ovarian cancer develops, cancer cells break off from the tumor.
From Science Daily • Feb. 9, 2026
As the trees break off or fall, the downed logs become food and cover for earthbound species and eventually decay into nutrients in the soil.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 28, 2025
On the other side of the room, I see Severin break off from a conversation and walk toward Prince Balekin.
From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black
