break up
Example Sentences
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It will not stop the tactic being used simply to break up the momentum of the other team late in the game.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
Sometimes bands break up for one specific or large reason, and sometimes it is a chain of events, seemingly unrelated, or not visible from the outside.
From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026
Over-the-top doesn’t begin to describe Alice’s feelings of betrayal or her escalating attempts to break up the couple and punish Steve for his betrayal, which is precisely what drew Walker to the project.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
As the case wends its way through the courts, the government has not yet made good on its threat to break up NCAR's various labs, which currently employ about 800 people.
From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026
Usually, they’re cool and inviting, and they break up the monotony of farmland.
From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti
