breakage

Example Sentences

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To reach weapons-grade—93% or higher—the material must be spun in sensitive centrifuges that are subject to breakage.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

Part of elephants' whisker evolution is to prevent breakage, said Schulz.

From Barron's • Feb. 12, 2026

Many bones showed fresh fractures caused by blunt impacts soon after the elephant's death, indicating deliberate breakage.

From Science Daily • Oct. 12, 2025

Historically, cables in Taiwan, Vietnam and Egypt have all been vulnerable to breakage and sabotage.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 28, 2025

After that, night after night, we watched our sphere, ready to use the string at the first signs of breakage.

From "Where the Mountain Meets the Moon" by Grace Lin