Break example sentences

1. The glass will break if you drop it.
2. I need to break for a coffee — I'm tired.

1. She decided to break up with her boyfriend last week.
2. The news break came on the radio this morning about the accident.

1. Looking back, I realize I had to break away from my family to find myself.
2. When the scandal came to break, nobody expected how far it would spread.

1. The tension between them had been building for months until something finally had to break.
2. She understood that to succeed, she'd have to break through the barriers that had held her back.

1. The moment when the ceasefire threatened to break was the moment when everything changed irrevocably.
2. What we call progress often requires the willingness to break with tradition, even when it costs us.

1. There's a particular kind of courage required to break free from the expectations that have shaped you since childhood — not dramatic, just quietly devastating.
2. The news didn't break all at once; it leaked in fragments, each revelation more damaging than the last, until the entire structure of his credibility had begun to break apart.

🏠 Everyday Life

1. My kid dropped the plate and it didn't break — I actually caught it.
2. I'm going to break my phone if I keep dropping it like this.

💼 Workplace

1. Can we break for fifteen minutes? I need to step outside.
2. The printer will break again and nobody knows how to fix it.

📊 Business

1. We need to break down the quarterly numbers before the board meeting.
2. The deal could break if they don't agree to our terms by Friday.

🛒 Buying / Shopping

1. I'm worried this vase will break during shipping — should I pay for insurance?
2. The sale prices break down to about thirty percent off if you buy in bulk.

✈️ Travel

1. We should break the drive into two days instead of pushing through.
2. The flight will break a record for being the most delayed this month.

📚 Education

1. The teacher said we could break into groups for the project work.
2. Students break for lunch at noon and then have afternoon classes.

❤️ Relationships

1. When she told me she wanted to break up, I felt like something inside me broke too.
2. He promised not to break my heart again, but I didn't believe him.

📰 News / Politics

1. The story will break late last night and dominate the news cycle all morning.
2. The scandal threatens to break the party's unity right before the election.

💻 Technology

1. The app keeps breaking every time I try to upload a photo.
2. The new software update will break compatibility with older devices.

📝 Formal Writing

1. The analysis will break down spending patterns across five demographic categories.
2. The agreement will break into three phases, each with specific deliverables and timelines.