break with

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

The surprise of the election is not that Republicans, faced with terrible polling numbers and a historically unpopular war, would break with a President from their party. — Susan B. Glasser, New Yorker, 24 Sep. 2026

Hatcher is not the first Republican to publicly break with the president on the beef imports. — Hailey Bullis, The Washington Examiner, 23 Sep. 2026

Costa Rica broke with Havana in 1961 and did not restore ties until 2009, under Óscar Arias, a move Tovar called a foreign policy mistake. — Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 21 Sep. 2026

Many in competitive races skipped his convention, and in recent weeks some have broken with him on data centers and the payout pitch. — Justine McDaniel, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2026