How to Use break off in a Sentence

break off

verb

• The film was broken off from the rest of the film shot for that day.
  — Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Sep. 2023
• Four teal break off a big mob and fly up the guts of the spread.
  — Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 19 June 2024
• On our wedding night, the bear fell over and the head broke off.
  — Marc Myers, WSJ, 5 June 2018
• People sit on parts of the house, and pieces break off.
  — Christine Fernando, The Indianapolis Star, 2 Sep. 2020
• This leads us to episode 4, where the season breaks off and the show breaks down.
  — Tom Gliatto, Peoplemag, 16 Nov. 2023
• At 6:15, many broke off from marching and moved to block the doors.
  — Detroit Free Press, 28 June 2018
• This wind is so strong enough to break off parts of the houses along the beach.
  — Fox News, 15 Sep. 2018
• Icebergs are large chunks of ice that break off of glaciers and float in the ocean.
  — Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 20 June 2023
• Shards of steel wool can break off and become lodged in the grain lines.
  — Jeanne Huber, Washington Post, 22 Aug. 2022
• Alas, the Good Grips brush is still a pro at breaking off dirt and grime.
  — John Thompson, Men's Health, 7 July 2023
• Most pups are going to lose sight of deer and break off.
  — Joe Genzel, Outdoor Life, 20 Nov. 2020
• Don’t pick up the entire piece of bread; break off a small piece and eat it.
  — Jenisha Watts, The Atlantic, 13 Sep. 2023
• The SpaceShipTwo then breaks off, and its rockets blast it the rest of the way.
  — Meredith Carey, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 July 2018
• Keep in mind in the last decade, 12 blocks of ice the size of the state of Rhode Island have broken off the South Pole.
  — NBC News, 13 Oct. 2024
• Its rack should have been a 5x4, but two tines had broken off down to 4x3.
  — Bryan Hendricks, arkansasonline.com, 3 Dec. 2023
• Neeva doesn’t have to break off a lot of the search market share to do well.
  — David Doty, Forbes, 28 June 2021
• The door knobs in the Hyundai had been broken off, so she was trapped inside.
  — Brian Rogers, Houston Chronicle, 24 May 2018
• Drake got the football on the first snap of Thursday night's game and broke off a 36-yard run.
  — Mark Inabinett | [e-mail], al, 1 Nov. 2019
• If seized, can twist its body so strongly that the tail can break off.
  — William Axford, Houston Chronicle, 14 May 2018
• The top of the bottle had broken off and was found nearby.
  — Phil Gast, CNN, 25 Jan. 2020
• Avoid jerking the valve or forcing it to turn, as this could cause the valve to break off.
  — Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Mar. 2025
• Do not twist or jerk the bug, to avoid causing the mouthparts to break off and remain in the skin.
  — Laura Schulte, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 30 June 2021
• That the solution is autarky and to just break off ties.
  — Bytristan Bove, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2022
• That caused the branches attached to the dead cell to break off and start clusters of their own.
  — Quanta Magazine, 22 Sep. 2021
• Friedt, 20, was stabbed with a knife that was broken off at the handle.
  — Domenica Bongiovanni, Indianapolis Star, 11 July 2018
• Back at the motel, my wife broke off a small branch and stuffed it in a coffee can.
  — oregonlive, 21 Jan. 2020
• Elliott broke off a 26-yard run on the first play and then Williams a 43-yard touchdown run on the last.
  — Mike Frainie, Baltimore Sun, 2 Nov. 2024
• The top of the tree went through the windshield, with the impact causing a section of it to break off inside the van.
  — Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2023
• The driver was also damaged, with the club's head breaking off.
  — Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 20 May 2025
• Even worse, a huge fire breaks out and the structure begins to collapse, causing huge sections of the tower to break off.
  — Keith Langston, People.com, 18 May 2025