broken off
Example Sentences
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Grković said it seemed like part of the plane's engine had broken off, smashing the window next to her husband and causing decompression in the cabin.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
Unease on trading floors has risen this week after reports in Iran said it had broken off contact over Israel's attacks on Lebanon, which the US president denied on Tuesday.
From Barron's ● Jun. 3, 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
As it happened, Deutsche Bank had broken off relations with Mike Burry back in June, after Burry had been, in Deutsche Bank’s view, overly aggressive in his demands for collateral.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
