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

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Delgado broke with Hochul and is running against his boss in the Democratic primary, but is trailing far behind in polls. —

Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 4 Feb. 2026 The Blackhawks finish the pre-Olympics schedule in Columbus, then come out of the break with a four-game road trip. —

Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026 Government announcements about closing notorious detention centers such as El Helicoide and La Tumba have been framed as symbolic breaks with the past. —

Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 3 Feb. 2026 March 13, 2013, when then-Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio broke with the church tradition of taking a name in honor of a papal predecessor. —

Vanessa Corcoran, The Conversation, 2 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for break with