break free

phrase

: to get away by overcoming restraints or constraints

Examples of break free in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Contreras eventually broke free from the sea of players trying to hold him back, reigniting the chaos. — Alejandro Avila Outkick, FOXNews.com, 1 July 2026

When Mars joins forces with Uranus, there is a greater need and desire to move, communicate and break free from the status quo. — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 3 July 2026

To break free, a robot first had to move farther from the exit, and a system rewarded only for getting closer reads that as failure. — Sophie Ren, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026

Greek authorities arrested a cruise captain after a passenger fell into the water when the ship broke free from its moorings. — Nathan Diller, USA Today, 2 July 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