How to Use break with in a Sentence

break with

verb
  • Yeah, that is a break with precedent, but not a surprise.
    — Dana Taylor, USA Today, 19 June 2026
  • Somebody is going to break with the Bidens.
    — Keith Naughton, Washington Post, 11 June 2026
  • The public break with Southgate was clear.
    — Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 10 June 2026
  • But there’s at least one area where the health secretary breaks with his own tradition.
    — Sarah Todd, STAT, 6 Apr. 2026
  • Neither side is proposing a break with either power.
    — Wayne Chang, CNN Money, 7 Apr. 2026
  • But Greenspan broke with that tradition and kept borrowing costs low.
    — Scott Horsley, NPR, 22 June 2026
  • Wembanyama went into the break with seven points and five rebounds.
    — Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 6 June 2026
  • In truth, our hearts break with the Muslim community.
    — Michael Pham, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 May 2026
  • Turku sits on Finland’s southwest coast and pairs a city break with a seaside holiday.
    — Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 9 June 2026
  • The move also represents a break with the late queen’s preference for skirts and dresses.
    — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 7 Apr. 2026
  • Doncic already missed time before the All-Star break with a left hamstring strain.
    — Benjamin Royer, Oc Register, 3 Apr. 2026
  • My heart breaks with the Muslim community.
    — Michael Pham, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 May 2026
  • Velázquez, an early Mamdani supporter, broke with him over Valdez.
    — Luke Fountain, CNBC, 23 June 2026
  • Many supporters thought Mbappe should not have taken a break with the team going through a difficult time.
    — Guillermo Rai, New York Times, 5 May 2026
  • Take two or three minutes to say hello to your neighbor, go into the break room, or take a walk during your break with one of your co-workers.
    — Stephanie Brown, Verywell Health, 14 Apr. 2026
  • The program brought dogs to the library during finals week, allowing students to take study breaks with the animals.
    — Mikayla Bunnell, Hartford Courant, 11 Apr. 2026
  • People suggested Sperling’s choice to wear a tiara at the wedding was a break with modern tradition.
    — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 8 June 2026
  • City Council members up for reelection last week all retained their seats, in a break with recent history.
    — Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026
  • Trump broke with longstanding precedent in attending the hearing, the first sitting president to do so.
    — Brooke Migdon, PEOPLE, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Sinner got the key break with a backhand winner down the line for a 5-4 lead before serving out the match against the Frenchman.
    — ABC News, 1 May 2026
  • Amid all the back-and-forth, Illinois charted its own course on vaccines, breaking with the federal government.
    — Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune, 4 May 2026
  • Rather, experts say the fact that the virus is breaking with its pattern of being a menace, primarily, of older adults is a telling detail.
    — Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 2 Apr. 2026
  • King’s break with Johnson was not about refuting his historic contributions.
    — Mark Conway, Baltimore Sun, 9 May 2026
  • Trump called it a solid win and blamed the underperformance on Greene, a former staunch supporter who has broken with him.
    — Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 8 Apr. 2026
  • Republican members of Congress are beginning to break with him.
    — Peter Wehner, The Atlantic, 4 July 2026
  • The method breaks with the long-standing norm that if a home is marketed anywhere, it should concurrently be marketed everywhere.
    — Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 26 Apr. 2026
  • But in a break with recent precedent, the MOD said no military hardware will roll past Lenin’s tomb this year.
    — Nathan Hodge, CNN Money, 29 Apr. 2026
  • To break with Owens is to risk audience erosion; to embrace her is to risk becoming indistinguishable from her.
    — Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 9 Apr. 2026
  • That the club conducted such a thorough search in the first place, in fact, is a significant and telling break with the last 20 years of franchise history.
    — Thomas Drance, New York Times, 12 May 2026
  • And in a break with recent history, all of the City Council members running for re-election cruised to victories.
    — Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026

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