breaking
Example Sentences
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An adult grows so close to their favorite chatbot that their partner is forced to consider either staging an intervention or breaking things off entirely.
From Slate ● Sep. 29, 2026
The escalating fighting in Yemen is pushing the country's health system to "breaking point", the World Health Organization said Tuesday, warning that diseases like cholera were already circulating widely.
From Barron's ● Sep. 29, 2026
It often implies bending the rules, or stretching them to the limit, rather than breaking them.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
After breaking the rules, Manchester City got to do that instead.
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026
‘Okay, let’s have a look,’ Gabi says, breaking into my thoughts.
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
