breach of contract

phrase

: failure to do what a contract requires

They sued him for breach of contract.

Examples of breach of contract in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The company also has lawsuits pending for breach of contract with their former landlords at Concord Mills, Newport Centre, Grapevine Mills Mall and Woodfield Mall. — Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 13 July 2026

The two chief executives are just a few months removed from a lawsuit in which Musk, one of the founders of OpenAI, accused Altman of deceit and breach of contract by shifting the company from its nonprofit mission to a for-profit enterprise. — Antonio Pequeño Iv, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026

But in May, Bloomberg reported that OpenAI was considering legal action against Apple, potentially alleging breach of contract over claims that Apple had not sufficiently integrated and promoted OpenAI’s products across its devices. — Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 10 July 2026

Baldoni immediately pushed back against her claims with a $400 million countersuit against Lively, her husband Ryan Reynolds, and publicist Leslie Sloane as well as Sloane’s PR firm, accusing them of defamation and breach of contract. — Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 9 July 2026

Rhymes for breach of contract

• overreact
• abstract
• attacked
• attract
• contact
• detract
• distract
• enact
• exact
• extract
• hijacked
• impact

Legal Definition

breach of contract

: breach sense 1b