How to Use breakage in a Sentence

breakage

noun
  • The pots are transported carefully to reduce the risk of breakage.
  • The pots are transported carefully to reduce the number of breakages.
  • The smooth fabric prevents breakage and cuts down on frizz.
    Maggie Horton, People.com, 9 Oct. 2024
  • Opt for the knotless technique if breakage is a top concern.
    Andrea Jordan, Good Housekeeping, 29 Oct. 2020
  • The lining helps to prevent breakage and frizz in your hair as well as to protect your hair's natural oils.
    Kelsey Hurwitz, Woman's Day, 9 Nov. 2020
  • Sometimes rowdy baseball fans will break a window or two, but nobody could remember breakage on such a scale.
    Ian Frazier, The New Yorker, 16 Nov. 2020
  • This pencil features a dual-action retractor that advances and retracts the tip to avoid any breakage in the lead.
    Popular Science, 2 Nov. 2020
  • The proposal states that players and officials should have multiple masks available to wear in case of a breakage.
    Shawn McFarland, courant.com, 16 Nov. 2020
  • The type that is the least welcome here at Allure is hair breakage, which is related to the actual fissures of hair fibers along the shaft.
    Loren Savini, Allure, 12 Nov. 2020
  • Vitamin E will also help improve dullness and help prevent breakage.
    NBC News, 1 Oct. 2020
  • The small towel is made of a microfiber material that’s gentle on my fine hair, reducing breakage and frizz caused by friction.
    Christie Calucchia, Southern Living, 8 Dec. 2020
  • Taylor noted that the physical signs of heat damage are more split ends, breakage and frizz, less manageability and your strands will look dull.
    Nicole Saunders, NBC News, 16 Oct. 2020
  • The widely spaced, flexible bristles seamlessly glide through thick kinks and curls to cut styling time in half without snagging or causing breakage to the hair shaft.
    Chelsea Hall, Marie Claire, 10 Dec. 2020
  • The two-year breakage guarantee also ensures accidents are covered.
    Fiona Tapp, CNN Underscored, 23 Nov. 2020
  • OtterBox cases feature a triple-layer defence against breakage.
    Fiona Tapp, CNN Underscored, 13 Oct. 2020
  • These manganese copper alloy plates shape and gather around the hair giving the user more control, half the heat damage, reduced frizz & flyaways, and 50% less breakage.
    Sarah Vincelette, USA TODAY, 19 Nov. 2020
  • That will prevent limb breakage from the weight of the fruit.
    Neil Sperry, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Feb. 2024
  • This is the result of breakage and strands that just don’t want to obey.
    PCMAG, 9 July 2024
  • And the broad leaves of trees such as maples, elms and oaks will catch the snow, leading to branch breakage.
    Dan Gill, NOLA.com, 16 Dec. 2020
  • After the stone cracked, people were quick to chime in on the timing of the breakage.
    Megan Marples, CNN, 31 Mar. 2022
  • The solution is to cook them on the firmer end of al dente to make sure there’s no breakage.
    Alex Beggs, Bon Appétit, 29 Apr. 2022
  • With the length of a page and latitude of a levee breakage.
    Lizz Schumer, Peoplemag, 3 June 2024
  • This will avoid breakage and paint detachment of the base.
    Chris Hachey, BGR, 7 June 2021
  • Split ends, breakage and dullness can all spoil a good hair day.
    Andrea Jordan, Good Housekeeping, 10 Feb. 2023
  • The plug is angled as well, but that's to help prevent breakage.
    Anthony Karcz, Forbes, 15 June 2021
  • That means your nails have the chance to keep growing long and strong, without any breakage.
    Tatjana Freund, ELLE, 24 Aug. 2022
  • Load cups and glasses on the top rack and upside down between the tines to reduce the risk of breakage.
    Terry Baddoo, USA TODAY, 20 Apr. 2024
  • Load cups and glasses on the top rack and upside down between the tines to reduce the risk of breakage.
    Terry Baddoo, USA TODAY, 12 May 2022
  • Both factors can weaken the walls of the blood vessels over time and leave them prone to easy breakage.
    Sarah Bradley, Health, 15 Sep. 2024
  • The texture can help reduce friction and prevent hair breakage and frizz.
    Christa Joanna Lee, Glamour, 20 Sep. 2024

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