How to Use break off in a Sentence

break off

verb

• Most pups are going to lose sight of deer and break off.
  — Joe Genzel, Outdoor Life, 20 Nov. 2020
• Run your hand over a branch to see if needles are dry and break off easily.
  — oregonlive, 28 Nov. 2020
• Quite a few pieces of bamboo had broken off, leaning drunkenly over the side of the fence.
  — Kristen Arnett, Vogue, 17 Oct. 2024
• Freeze chopped seasonings flat, Boudy advises her groups, and just break off a piece to use.
  — Judy Walker, NOLA.com, 12 Jan. 2021
• Orionid meteors are small chunks of rock that break off Halley's Comet.
  — Chris Ciaccia, Fox News, 20 Oct. 2020
• Linebackers and safeties, in many instances, have to respect Henry’s potential to break off long runs.
  — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Oct. 2020
• The little parts and bits and bobs that break off take on different textures, soaking up a bit more oil and becoming extra crispy when fried.
  — Omar Mamoon, SFChronicle.com, 6 Nov. 2020
• Werner got a great break off the snap on this Penn State extra point and was visibly angry after the ball went through the uprights.
  — Doug Lesmerises, cleveland, 1 Nov. 2020
• Trimming this plant increases your chance of being injured — stems break off easily and exude a toxic, milky sap that can get into your eyes or on your skin.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Nov. 2020
• 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
• Talks were held on Monday and Tuesday this week, breaking off after 1 a.m. Tuesday night without a deal.
  — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 28 Sep. 2024
• Several counties in downstate Illinois voted in the recent election to break off from the state of Illinois to create a new one.
  — Elyse Kelly, Washington Examiner, 23 Nov. 2020
• Line 2 large, rimmed baking sheets with parchment paper. Remove the dough from the refrigerator and break off pieces, forming them into balls just smaller than a golf ball.
  — Washington Post, 2 Dec. 2020
• 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
• This leads us to episode 4, where the season breaks off and the show breaks down.
  — Tom Gliatto, Peoplemag, 16 Nov. 2023
• 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
• Don’t pick up the entire piece of bread; break off a small piece and eat it.
  — Jenisha Watts, The Atlantic, 13 Sep. 2023
• 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
• 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
• 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 grass will often just break off at ground level when the soil is very dry.
  — Tim Johnson, chicagotribune.com, 7 Aug. 2021
• If they are dried out and break off easily, put the plant back.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Nov. 2021
• Be careful not to twist the tick or dig around, which could cause parts of it to break off and get stuck in your skin.
  — Washington Post, 24 May 2021
• Many of those had limbs, fingers, and even heads broken off due to 2,000-plus years of wear and tear.
  — Grace Cote, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024

Last Updated: 11 Nov 2024