How to Use break away from in a Sentence

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• And saw the marching band break away from the route and start sprinting down the street.
  — John Byrne, Chicago Tribune, 4 July 2022
• All-Star Game and the contenders are starting to break away from the pack.
  — Catena Media, oregonlive, 26 Jan. 2023
• What is the process where pieces of ice break away from a glacier and create an iceberg?
  — CNN, 26 Jan. 2023
• Will Dundalk break away from the rest of Baltimore County?
  — Anthony Maluso, Baltimore Sun, 22 Mar. 2023
• These cells break away from the breast tumor, get into the bloodstream, make their way to other organs and wreak havoc.
  — Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 15 Aug. 2022
• Souza told the detective that cast and crew had been preparing for the scene before lunch but then took a meal break away from the rehearsal area around 12:30 p.m.
  — Wendy Lee, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2021
• Under the effects of the fungi spores, social ants will break away from their colony, climb up a tree, and affix themselves to the underside of a leaf.
  — Kelli Bender, PEOPLE.com, 28 Oct. 2021
• The judgment is a setback for the Scottish government’s campaign to break away from the United Kingdom.
  — Jill Lawless, Anchorage Daily News, 23 Nov. 2022
• The judgment is a setback for the Scottish government's campaign to break away from the United Kingdom.
  — Arkansas Online, 24 Nov. 2022
• Camilla Parker Bowles break away from their families for a private moment on the phone.
  — Elise Taylor, Vogue, 9 Nov. 2022
• Roberts wanted to break away from common tropes about Black culture in urban fantasy and sci-fi.
  — Jordan Culver, USA TODAY, 20 July 2022
• Now, thrust into the spotlight for better or worse, Louie is facing the consequences of her decision to break away from Franklin’s empire.
  — Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 29 Mar. 2023
• Getting your employees into teams that break away from their day-to-day departments and silos.
  — Yec, Forbes, 1 June 2022
• In the resulting scene, Shawna and Mia break away from their heartfelt moment and start rapping together, sparking the beginnings of their rap career — and the rest of the show.
  — Steven Vargas, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2022
• Their unconditional support could give you the courage to break away from a relationship or life pattern that no longer serves you.
  — Tarot Astrologers, chicagotribune.com, 20 Nov. 2021
• For his first feature, Calabrian helmer Costabile delved deep into his homeland to depict the Ndrangheta, the local mob, but from the perspective of the women who’ve had the courage to break away from the grip of its blood ties and codes.
  — Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 13 Feb. 2022
• There are only two assistants on campus, and one is an attendance clerk who can't break away from the office until after 4 p.m. each day.
  — Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic, 26 Oct. 2022
• Idris Elba stars as Luther, a detective who can never seem to break away from a case, and ultimately becomes attached to one of the serial killers he’s meant to hunt.
  — Milan Polk, Men's Health, 17 June 2022
• But Twitter’s co-founder and at least some investors who joined Mr. Musk’s bid have rejected the need for advertising and insisted that the company needs to break away from it.
  — New York Times, 5 May 2022
• Kelly Clarkson can finally break away from her ex-husband.
  — Vulture, 9 Mar. 2022
• Their remote work policies fund activities for staff members to periodically break away from the Zoom grid and meet face-to-face.
  — Anne Quito, Quartz, 8 Sep. 2021
• From the late 1960s, Mr. Piggott became the first British jockey to break away from a specific trainer and go freelance, improving the lot of riders ever since, making many of them millionaires.
  — Phil Davison, Washington Post, 31 May 2022
• Kanu leads the Indigenous People of Biafra a group pressing for the southeast region to break away from Nigeria and become an independent nation.
  — Chinedu Asadu, ajc, 21 Oct. 2021
• Bruzon was one of the most efficient quarterbacks in the state last season with his pinpoint passes into tight seams and ability to break away from defenders and extend plays with his legs.
  — Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic, 9 Feb. 2023
• For firms genuinely trying to break away from two decades of failure around cybersecurity, talent and governance have to be the real levers, not technology.
  — Jc Gaillard, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2022
• Cities that break away from larger county school systems frequently cite a desire to create a smaller district and improve academic excellence.
  — Trisha Powell Crain | [e-mail], al, 13 Sep. 2022
• Members of the state's second-largest United Methodist congregation voted Sunday evening to break away from the nation's second-largest Protestant denomination.
  — Frank E. Lockwood, Arkansas Online, 1 Aug. 2022
• Markowitz would later allege that the psychiatrist had insinuated his way into his life over three decades, persuading him to break away from friends and relatives, taking control of his business affairs and even throwing parties at Markowitz’s home.
  — Washington Post, 14 Dec. 2021
• That outcome is especially deflating given the jubilation — and brief period of hope — when South Sudan a decade ago conducted a referendum to break away from majority-Muslim Sudan.
  — Chico Harlan and Katharine Houreld, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Feb. 2023

Last Updated: 24 Jul 2024