break off
Example Sentences
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When ovarian cancer develops, cancer cells break off from the tumor.
From Science Daily • Feb. 9, 2026
In midsentence, she’d suddenly break off to excitedly note a young kestrel flying near the crossing or a honeybee foraging among some early flowers.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 26, 2026
Genesis offered to refund the intended mother, Ann Gottesman, its $35,000 agency fee if she chose to break off the relationship with Genesis.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 28, 2025
The pair were then pictured together in Central Park in New York in December 2010, in a meeting that Andrew later told the BBC was to break off their friendship.
From BBC • Nov. 1, 2025
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
