broken off

Example Sentences

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In March, Washington and Caracas re-established diplomatic relations broken off by Maduro seven years prior.

From Barron's • May 11, 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

Nevertheless there was a vague understanding that had to be tactfully broken off before I was free.

From " The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald