Examples of break off in a Sentence

the judge broke off court proceedings until after lunch talks between the two sides broke off when one began making unreasonable demands

Recent Examples on the Web Khachapuri experts know to break off the ends for swabbing in the rich, oozing filling. — Jen Rose Smith, CNN, 4 May 2022 Before the end of the 2020s, this module and others subsequently launched by Axiom would break off and become an independent, private space station. — Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 8 Apr. 2022 The handle of the stainless steel cups can break off and is small enough for a child to choke on, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. — Elisha Fieldstadt, NBC News, 17 Feb. 2022 Meantime, California won’t break off and drift to sea simply because someone younger, louder and more belligerent isn’t holding one of its two Senate seats. — Mark Z. Barabakcolumnist, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2022 So my argument is: the strategically wise strategy for Ukraine is to break off its close relations with the West, especially with the United States, and try to accommodate the Russians. — Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2022 But occasionally, some of the vortex can break off or move south, funneling unspeakably cold temperatures down south into the U.S., Europe and Asia. — Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 27 Jan. 2022 In a letter to the Federal Reserve chair, Jerome Powell, Ms. Warren asked the Fed to force the financial giant to break off its core banking activities, like offering checking and savings accounts and loans, from its other financial services. — Bill Hardekopf, Forbes, 17 Sep. 2021 Penny ran with conviction and vision and was able to use his speed to break off big plays. — Tim Booth, ajc, 20 Mar. 2022 See More

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