broken off

Example Sentences

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

From Science Daily • Apr. 29, 2026

Unprotected areas showed fresh damage: irrigation pipes sticking into the air where land had broken off.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

Then snags, standing dead trees broken off halfway up.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 28, 2025

But local markets have broken off into two distinct categories.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 20, 2025

I took the big stick out of my backpack—a bedpost I’d broken off Crusty’s Safari Deluxe floor model.

From "The Lightning Thief" by Rick Riordan