clean break

noun

: complete separation from something

When he left home, he made a clean break with the past.

Examples of clean break in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Was there a clean break between writing Body Building and this record? —Liam Hess, Vogue, 25 Oct. 2024

Ghosting is a clean break to the relationship, while submarining is a lingering, unhealthy, and toxic connection that just can’t go away. —Dominique Fluker, Essence, 11 Oct. 2024

For Wolfe, a clean break from ultrarunning has proved elusive. —Meaghen Brown, Outside Online, 12 June 2015

After years of Trump’s defilement of the public trust, his degradations and humiliations and raw displays of malice, the immediate aftermath of the Capitol attack seemed like maybe, finally, a clean break. —New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 6 Jan. 2024

There are so many avenues to staying in touch that a clean break is impossible. —Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 12 Feb. 2024

But from day one, the new prime minister has an opportunity to demonstrate a clean break from his predecessors’ legacies. —Raja Khalidi, Foreign Affairs, 19 Mar. 2024

Anitta brought on Rebeca León, known for working with Rosalía, a change that marked a clean break in her career. —Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 28 Feb. 2024

Or actually cured, to have a clean break and start over? —Gerrad Hall, EW.com, 31 May 2023