broken off

past participle of break off
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Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of broken off Barber, the detective, testified that the tip of that knife was broken off, and there appeared to be blood on the blade and handle. City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Oct. 2025 Already one had broken off and, sadly the second one came from the top. Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 1 Oct. 2025 Current data suggests the asteroid features a bright surface made of solid rock, possibly broken off of a distant planet or another asteroid. Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 18 Sep. 2025 Tyler Warren and Jonathan Taylor have each broken off explosive pass plays. Joe Nguyen, Denver Post, 14 Sep. 2025 Two park signs and a memorial tree were damaged, with the bottom half of one sign broken off and the other kicked down, splitting it in half. Olivia Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 22 Aug. 2025 The new research focused on clasts, fragments broken off from the mountain during the landslide. Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 20 Aug. 2025 Within a few minutes, whatever was on the other end had broken off the 80-pound line. Jack Prator, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for broken off
Verb
  • On Sunday, Jeanty was stopped for a loss or no gain on four of his 10 runs against light boxes, and overall, the Las Vegas Raiders were stuffed 11 times on 29 attempts — the most of any team in a game this season.
    Vic Tafur, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
  • This was a couple who had never stopped laughing at one another’s jokes, who still held hands like teenagers into their 50s.
    Bee Wilson, Vogue, 15 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Seven of the top flight’s 20 teams ended that campaign with a pass completion rate of less than 70 per cent.
    Oliver Kay, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
  • In April, Brazil ended visa-free travel for citizens of the US, Canada, and Australia, citing a lack of reciprocity.
    Rebecca Schneid, Time, 15 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • In 1977, consumer groups petitioned federal regulators to ban the marketing of sugary foods to children, but industry lobbying halted those efforts.
    Alice Callahan, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Vought's comments came shortly before a federal judge in California ‒ on the 15th day of the shutdown ‒ halted the administration’s layoffs for now in a case brought by two labor unions.
    Joey Garrison, USA Today, 15 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Other areas, like transition program assistance, have ceased during the shutdown.
    Melina Khan, USA Today, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Eventually, the extended family gatherings ceased altogether.
    Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 12 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Weekend Update concluded with a joke off between Jost, Che, and former anchors Tina Fey, Seth Meyers and Amy Poehler, who was SNL‘s host Saturday.
    William Vaillancourt, Rolling Stone, 12 Oct. 2025
  • Beyond its monetary value, the treasure hoard holds significant historical importance, the press release concluded.
    Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 12 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The huge import taxes would come on top of the 44% tariff rate already in place on China, effectively cutting off trade between the world’s two largest economies, according to Wolfe Research.
    Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2025
  • During the first internet suspension, one father described to NPR how his daughters were quiet, pale and withdrawn after the internet was cut off.
    NPR, NPR, 14 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Many of the farms, which are traditionally passed down to men within a family, have been abandoned.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 15 Oct. 2025
  • The state of Ohio has already passed a law requiring schools to notify parents of certain things, including if their student requests to be identified as a different gender.
    Grace Tucker, Cincinnati Enquirer, 15 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • During the haunted car wash ride, most of the car wash equipment is shut off for safety purposes.
    Charles Singh, Nashville Tennessean, 17 Oct. 2025
  • The water was shut off for the handwash sink and the three-compartment sink inside the warewash room.
    Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 17 Oct. 2025

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“Broken off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/broken%20off. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.

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