breakdown

Example Sentences

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The 25-year-old has the third-highest number of turnovers of any player in the championships and has hit 96 breakdowns, 20 more than any England player has managed.

From BBC

Following a public breakdown in 2007, Spears was placed under the conservatorship of her father Jamie Spears, who controlled her money and her personal life, even as she continued to perform high-profile concerts.

From Barron's

Here’s a breakdown of other major perks each card comes with.

From MarketWatch

The plant had racked up years of cost overruns and technical breakdowns.

From Los Angeles Times

Instead, osteoarthritis is better understood as a long process of breakdown and repair.

From Science Daily