break up

Example Sentences

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"I had to break up with my girlfriend because she just wasn't handling being always alone while I was off travelling the world," adds Maddell.

From BBC

Their private WhatsApp group is dominated by business discussions, broken up only by the occasional family photograph.

From The Wall Street Journal

Emily compared her move back home to a break up and took herself off Instagram to avoid being "triggered" by a life she no longer had access to.

From BBC

Wait, one second remained on the clock, so officials waded through the confetti, broke up the handshake between Golding and Georgia coach Kirby Smart and ushered everyone back to the sidelines.

From Los Angeles Times

Before schools broke up, Ms Howell noticed four children had climbed on the chair to look at a book.

From BBC