break free

phrase

: to get away by overcoming restraints or constraints

Examples of break free in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

At several points, Umul Xicay broke free, but Arevalos blocked his escape, and the other two dragged him back, and Rufino could be seen kicking him in the face. — Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2026

The idea behind it — these people who just want to break free of convention — was fizzing inside. — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 15 Aug. 2026

Just how did these individuals—now worth not just billions, but hundreds of billions of dollars—break free from the gravitational pull of America’s previous efforts at reining them in? — Literary Hub, 14 Aug. 2026

Yet a full 20 years after Obama was elected on a promise to break free of Bush’s legacy, policymakers keep getting sucked into the region by an incentive structure that makes the use of force attractive and minimizes its short-term costs. — Emma Ashford, Foreign Affairs, 12 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1724, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for break free

• be
• bee
• bree
• cree
• fee
• flea
• flee
• gee
• ghee
• glee
• he
• ki