breaks

Example Sentences

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"It breaks my heart but it's the only way to feed my other children."

From BBC • May 18, 2026

Stier wanted there to be six stand-up sets, mirroring other comedy shows like Shannon Cloud’s, but he wanted to mix up the flow with breaks between the sets.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

If LRP1 binds amyloid-β too strongly, the transport machinery becomes overloaded and breaks down.

From Science Daily • May 17, 2026

For more than a decade, “Saturday Night Live” writers Colin Jost and Michael Che have marked breaks and finales with a joke swap segment.

From Salon • May 17, 2026

“If the dough breaks when you stretch it thin, you need to keep kneading.”

From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack