break off

Example Sentences

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Toward the end of 2020—with Covid having pushed everyone into their respective video chat boxes—a group coalesced around Dario to break off and form their own company.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026

Genesis offered to refund the intended mother, Ann Gottesman, its $35,000 agency fee if she chose to break off the relationship with Genesis.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 28, 2025

"This enables us to measure the many different types of waves that are generated after icebergs break off," says lead author Dominik Gräff, a UW postdoctoral researcher affiliated with ETH Zurich.

From Science Daily • Nov. 14, 2025

At Notre Dame, a blatant missed run fit saw Irish back Jeremiyah Love break off an explosive touchdown run that turned the tides.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 12, 2025

Behind her back the smallest child pauses to break off the tip of every branch she can reach.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver