How to Use break off in a Sentence

break off

verb

• Near its lowest point, still about 36 miles above the surface of the Earth, a chunk broke off and burned up.
  — Joshua Sokol, New York Times, 30 Mar. 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
• Additionally, break off any foliage starting to lose its green color.
  — Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 26 Sep. 2024
• About 95 percent of the time, simply brandishing a firearm will cause criminals to break off their attacks.
  — John R. Lott Jr., National Review, 4 Mar. 2020
• The size, in square miles, of the iceberg that just broke off Pine Island Glacier on the edge of Antarctica.
  — Aj Willingham, CNN, 13 Feb. 2020
• Rocky Mountains Plant Succulents and sedums are easy to propagate from any pieces that break off from the parent plant.
  — Thad Orr, Sunset Magazine, 10 Feb. 2020
• In the chat running down the side of the screen, teenagers who do not know each other are amicably exchanging Snapchat handles and attempting to break off into cliques.
  — Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 24 Mar. 2020
• To avoid programs that may do more harm than good, Rodríguez-Troncoso cautions against any that purposely break off fragments from healthy corals or fail to get the required permits.
  — National Geographic, 6 Feb. 2020
• By Sunday, a 120 square-mile chunk of ice—a little under three San Franciscos in size—had broken off the glacier’s front.
  — National Geographic, 11 Feb. 2020
• The former Oregon Duck has already broken off three runs of 30 yards or longer, and he's also proven to be dangerous in the open field as a pass-catcher.
  — Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
• When possible, suggest breaking off into smaller groups or initiating one-on-one conversations.
  — Ludmila Praslova, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
• Sam had done a master’s degree in computer science at U.W.-Madison, then broken off an engagement to his longtime girlfriend.
  — Kate Folk, The New Yorker, 16 Mar. 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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

Last Updated: 17 Dec 2024