breakdown

Example Sentences

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Sure: It’s not just this breakdown that set things up to be as bad as they are now.

From Slate • Jun. 9, 2026

Poppie was 10 when she was placed in care after a breakdown in her relationship with her mother.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

Fidelity has a useful breakdown of the three agencies’ bond ratings.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026

The breakdown of divisions for boys and girls ranges from third grade to eighth grade and will be played on Sundays beginning Aug. 16 at Agoura, Oak Park and Westlake.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

He guesses that she suffered some sort of a breakdown after my dad and brother died.

From "Everything, Everything" by Nicola Yoon