break with
phrasal verb
broke with; broken with; breaking with; breaks with
: to end a relationship, connection, or agreement with (someone or something)
He broke with his former friends and colleagues when he decided to support the conservative candidate.
a strong desire to break with tradition/the past
Examples of break with in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Her big break with the National Youth Jazz Orchestra
Since its founding in 1965, the National Youth Jazz Orchestra, originally called the London Schools’ Jazz Orchestra, has been a proving ground for some of British jazz’s greatest talents, including Paul Edmonds and Dave O’Higgins.
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Al Shipley, SPIN, 17 May 2024
Schumer is synonymous with comedy, having gotten her big break with the Comedy Central sketch comedy series Inside Amy Schumer.
—Kelsie Gibson, Peoplemag, 17 May 2024
Pence broke with Trump over his handling of--some say incitement of--the mob that stormed the U.S. Capitol on January 6.
—George Fabe Russell, USA TODAY, 13 May 2024
His attorney general, however, broke with the government and in a separate filing backed the defunding of seminaries, or yeshivas, and the forced enlistment of ultra-Orthodox men.
—Marissa Newman, Bloomberg.com, 28 Mar. 2024
Asbestos cases so overwhelmed the docket in Baltimore Circuit Court that Angelos successfully lobbied the Maryland General Assembly to add four new judges to the bench, breaking with years of tradition.
—Cassidy Jensen, Baltimore Sun, 24 Mar. 2024
Other figures on the left have publicly broken with him more and more.
—A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 12 May 2024
For Paris the consequence has been a break with the brotherhood.
—Nurith Aizenman, NPR, 12 May 2024
In breaking with decades of precedent, the EBU has created a difficult situation for itself — and for the artists taking part in this year’s contest.
—Louis Staples, Rolling Stone, 10 May 2024
Al Shipley, SPIN, 17 May 2024
Schumer is synonymous with comedy, having gotten her big break with the Comedy Central sketch comedy series Inside Amy Schumer.
—Kelsie Gibson, Peoplemag, 17 May 2024
Pence broke with Trump over his handling of--some say incitement of--the mob that stormed the U.S. Capitol on January 6.
—George Fabe Russell, USA TODAY, 13 May 2024
His attorney general, however, broke with the government and in a separate filing backed the defunding of seminaries, or yeshivas, and the forced enlistment of ultra-Orthodox men.
—Marissa Newman, Bloomberg.com, 28 Mar. 2024
Asbestos cases so overwhelmed the docket in Baltimore Circuit Court that Angelos successfully lobbied the Maryland General Assembly to add four new judges to the bench, breaking with years of tradition.
—Cassidy Jensen, Baltimore Sun, 24 Mar. 2024
Other figures on the left have publicly broken with him more and more.
—A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 12 May 2024
For Paris the consequence has been a break with the brotherhood.
—Nurith Aizenman, NPR, 12 May 2024
In breaking with decades of precedent, the EBU has created a difficult situation for itself — and for the artists taking part in this year’s contest.
—Louis Staples, Rolling Stone, 10 May 2024
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“Break with.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/break%20with. Accessed 28 May. 2024.
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