How to Use break free in a Sentence

break free

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  • Which time-share back has the best chance to break free of his constraints?
    — Jess Bryant, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Rory must then choose between the life she’s known and the chance to break free.
    — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Not all break free of the eternal wheel of samsara, and each is caught in its dizzying spin at times.
    — Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2026
  • As the zeolite warms up, the molecules break free in stages based on their weight.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Mizell broke free on a deep route down the seam but Iamaleava just overthrew him.
    — Aaron Heisen, Daily News, 8 Aug. 2026
  • East of Eden is a story about binaries—and breaking free of them.
    — Hillary Busis, Vanity Fair, 18 Aug. 2026
  • The idea behind it — these people who just want to break free of convention — was fizzing inside.
    — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Occasionally, the enemy will grab you and force you to smash a button to break free.
    — Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Benbrook tied the game at 20-20 when Johnson broke free for a touchdown run.
    — Riley Ledesma, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Aug. 2026
  • On his first drive, the running back Pickett-Hicks broke free for a 58-yard touchdown run.
    — Miami Herald, 7 Sep. 2026
  • But now, with her eighth novel, Riley might finally have broken free of her phantoms.
    — Literary Hub, 6 Aug. 2026
  • At some point, Brown managed to break free and run from the apartment, according to the affidavit.
    — Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 23 July 2026
  • Contreras eventually broke free from the sea of players trying to hold him back, reigniting the chaos.
    — Alejandro Avila Outkick, FOXNews.com, 1 July 2026
  • And in one case, AI models even worked together to break free from their test environments.
    — Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 9 Aug. 2026
  • When Mars joins forces with Uranus, there is a greater need and desire to move, communicate and break free from the status quo.
    — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 3 July 2026
  • Hollins broke free through a secondary that may have experienced a coverage bust, but the 50-plus-yard throw was right on the money.
    — Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Smith struggled with the deputies, broke free and ran into the street, the videos provided by the Sheriff’s Office show.
    — Daniel Hunt, Sacbee.com, 8 Aug. 2026
  • To break free, a robot first had to move farther from the exit, and a system rewarded only for getting closer reads that as failure.
    — Sophie Ren, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
  • Launching a rocket requires enough power to break free from the ground, but returning one demands precise control at every stage.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Sosa-Celis allegedly broke free and also started striking the officer.
    — Sarah N. Lynch, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026
  • However, in 2008, Ralphie broke free from her handlers during a spring game.
    — Maddie Rhodes, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Lebbi broke free on an 84-yard touchdown run down the Cougars’ sideline on the second play of his team’s next possession to tie the score.
    — Frank Rajkowski, Twin Cities, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Mafe got blocked behind Mayfield, but broke free as Mayfield patted the ball, looking for somebody open downfield.
    — Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Mexico was struggling to adjust to new spacing and speedy Anthony Gordon broke free near the box.
    — Eduard Cauich, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
  • The stage, which is discarded during normal launches, is filled with fuel to help the rocket break free of Earth’s gravity.
    — Scott Laird, Travel + Leisure, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Karim, a closeted gay man married to Ameena, and his lover Sukka, a man trying to break free of caste, sit at the center of that approach.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 8 Sep. 2026
  • For e-commerce brands trapped in bad logistics partnerships, breaking free can feel almost impossible.
    — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 23 July 2026
  • Greek authorities arrested a cruise captain after a passenger fell into the water when the ship broke free from its moorings.
    — Nathan Diller, USA Today, 2 July 2026
  • Wyatt struck first when running back Taylor Jace broke free for a 54-yard touchdown run early in the opening quarter.
    — Abbygail Granados, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Sep. 2026
  • But Canada and Japan are only two countries in a world seeking to form similar alliances to break free from China.
    — Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 4 July 2026

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