broken off

Example Sentences

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But local markets have broken off into two distinct categories.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 20, 2025

Their daughter has now broken off all contact with them, Ng said.

From Barron's • Nov. 10, 2025

The Blue Jays had initially broken off talks with Guerrero in spring training and were preparing to bid for his services in free agency this winter.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025

"Once a piece has completely broken off, it no longer produces earthquakes because the rocks aren't stuck together anymore," Shuck explained.

From Science Daily • Oct. 25, 2025

Not so long ago, the woods must have extended further, because you could see here and there ghostly dead trunks poking out of the soil, most of them broken off only a few feet up.

From "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro