How to Use break off in a Sentence

break off

verb

• And starting with that point is the best way to break off into thinking about growing your idea.
  — Sydney Clarke, refinery29.com, 10 Mar. 2021
• So, teams break off and plot their own course using low-tech tools including a compass, map, and a ruler.
  — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 28 Feb. 2021
• Other major cracks in the ice shelf threaten to break off more big chunks in the relatively near future.
  — Eric MacK, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2021
• The ice shelf flows toward the sea at a rate of about 2 kilometers per year and icebergs break off at irregular intervals.
  — David Williams, CNN, 27 Feb. 2021
• However, episodic events are the greatest threat, in which large sections break off, sometimes in perfect weather with no warning.
  — Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Mar. 2021
• This sometimes leads to existing communities, but other times people must break off and form new communities to find the right fit.
  — Rajshree Agarwal, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2021
• But at times, some of the vortex can break off or move south, bringing extremely cold weather down into the U.S., Europe, and Asia.
  — Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 19 Feb. 2021
• Putting an item through the spin cycle of a washing machine or tumbling it in a hot dryer instead of hand-washing, air drying, or dry cleaning as advised can cause fabric fibers to prematurely break off and pill.
  — Christina Pérez, Vogue, 15 Sep. 2024
• 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
• The force of the impact caused the bus bench to break off the sidewalk and towards Saavedra, striking him.
  — Steven Hernandez, The Arizona Republic, 10 Nov. 2021
• Sometimes the boxes match up at the edges or overlap or break off.
  — Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2021
• Close by, a snow cornice had broken off and tipped into the crater.
  — Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2024
• The rocks that break off the walls are carried outside in carts, washed, and sifted through.
  — Astrid Suárez, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 Mar. 2024
• In the end, Devin received Jenn's rose, but Devin broke off their engagement.
  — Mariyam Muhammad, The Enquirer, 4 Sep. 2024

Last Updated: 30 Oct 2024