break with

phrasal 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

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Germany’s own federal health minister broke with usual protocol by openly criticizing the DFB for its decision to end the longstanding association in favor of its U.S. archrival. —Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 2 Apr. 2024

Eventually, both of them suffered hard breaks with their adversaries and ended up alone and in deep crisis. —Agustino Fontevecchia, Forbes, 30 Mar. 2024

Meanwhile, in recent years, French designers have been slowly breaking with tradition. —Hazlitt, 27 Mar. 2024

At the same time, Mr. Kurtzer said, Mr. Biden is far more popular in Israel than Mr. Obama was and a serious break with Washington would deeply undermine Israel’s security, its military capacity and its future. —Aaron Boxerman, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2024

For Biden, who has a deep and visceral attachment to Israel and has been highly reluctant to break with Netanyahu, the breach marked the culmination of months of frustration. —Toluse Olorunnipa, Washington Post, 26 Mar. 2024

Ryan Hartman doubled the lead for Minnesota (39-33-9) with five seconds left in the second period, finishing a two-on-one break with a wrist shot from the bottom of the right faceoff circle for his 21st goal. —Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2024

But the recent statements by appointees of Trump’s GOP predecessors is notable in breaking with partisan affiliation. —Spencer S. Hsu, Washington Post, 29 Mar. 2024

Outside the villa’s bright-red door, Fajã Do Belo guests will find one of the most remote surf spots in the Atlantic — a break with views of the unique fajãs and the rugged cliffs that border them. —Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 15 Apr. 2024