break away from the pack

Example Sentences

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Although Swift failed to break away from the pack in nominations, those six give her 52 total for her career.

From Reuters • Nov. 10, 2023

Adam and Simon Yates ride for different teams but joined forces to break away from the pack.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 1, 2023

Wout van Aert's sensational break away from the pack in the final 10km allowed him to claim his maiden victory at this year's Tour de France on stage four.

From BBC • Jul. 5, 2022

We placed the trigger at the “inflection point” for the distribution of these posts, that is, where the super-spreading posts begin to break away from the pack.

From Slate • Aug. 21, 2020

The stage got off to a lively start and a group of four riders managed to break away from the pack following a series of unsuccessful attacks.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 10, 2019