clean break

noun

: complete separation from something

When he left home, he made a clean break with the past.

Examples of clean break in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The opaque white uppers created a clean break beneath the slightly darker cream skirt, but the low vamp still left much of the top of each foot exposed. — Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2026

Sometimes, this can be achieved without building a completely new entity; in other cases, a clean break is required. — Jennifer Pahlka, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026

For him, as for many, the idea of a clean break with the past felt not only appealing but necessary. — Lily Meyer, The Atlantic, 28 July 2026

For others, particularly those drowning in medical bills or facing relentless collection efforts, the clean break a discharge provides is worth far more than the protection that's failing to bring them peace. — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 23 June 2026

Rhymes for clean break

• awake
• backache
• beefsteak
• betake
• cheesecake
• cupcake
• daybreak
• earthquake
• forsake
• gouache
• handshake
• headache