breakaway

Example Sentences

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Brady Tkachuk’s third-period breakaway goal closed out the U.S. scoring.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2026

Since 2017, separatist fighters in the country's two English-speaking regions have been campaigning for the creation of a breakaway state.

From BBC • Feb. 20, 2026

"The guys in the breakaway were really very strong, but my teammates did a great job keeping the breakaway under control."

From Barron's • Feb. 19, 2026

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has rejected Israel's recognition of the breakaway region of Somaliland as an independent nation.

From BBC • Feb. 18, 2026

Brothers got a breakaway jam and made some nice passes but at the end of the first half it was Carver 34 and Trinity 20.

From "Slam!" by Walter Dean Myers