How to Use breakup in a Sentence
- She's just gone through a bad breakup with her boyfriend.
- What caused the breakup of the Roman Empire?
- He began drinking heavily following the breakup of his marriage.
- Money problems often lead to marital breakups.
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Lupe says of the breakup scene.
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Julia Moore,
PEOPLE,
23 Oct. 2025
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The breakup did not come out of nowhere.
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Hanna Wickes,
Miami Herald,
16 Mar. 2026
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Jo’s breakup was more than three years ago.
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Jenny Singer,
Glamour,
8 Apr. 2026
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Those are key events ahead of next month's breakup.
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Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
26 May 2026
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Cam Hart had a breakup near the goal line.
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Ryan Finley,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 Oct. 2025
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Mollen, 47, said when asked about the breakup.
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Leigh Blickley,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 June 2026
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She has been seen with Braun since the breakup.
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Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
5 Feb. 2026
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Is this the twilight of the breakups?
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Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
3 Oct. 2025
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Then there were a couple of breakups.
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Josh Crutchmer,
Rolling Stone,
17 Oct. 2025
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Get ready for the next big breakup album.
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Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
15 Sep. 2025
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This breakup had been rumored in the press.
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Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
2 Sep. 2025
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How about a pass breakup on defense, too?
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Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
25 Oct. 2025
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Nobody wants to go through any kind of breakup.
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Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
8 Oct. 2025
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FedEx is in the late stages of its own breakup plan.
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Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
18 May 2026
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That's one of the best breakup scenes ever.
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Sydney Bucksbaum,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 Sep. 2025
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Hooker had just one pass breakup last year.
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Calvin Watkins
mar. 19,
Dallas Morning News,
19 Mar. 2026
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Two targets on that last drive, two breakups.
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Joe Nguyen,
Denver Post,
7 Sep. 2025
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The pair have not addressed the breakup news.
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Brenton Blanchet,
PEOPLE,
17 Sep. 2025
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Right now, the breakup bug is going around.
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Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
3 Sep. 2025
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Read on to find out how each finale breakup went down.
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Sydney Bucksbaum,
Entertainment Weekly,
22 Oct. 2025
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There would be no breakup, no hard words, no goodbyes.
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David Browne,
Rolling Stone,
2 Nov. 2025
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Starks had a pass breakup on a deep ball in the fourth quarter.
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Marc Weiszer,
USA TODAY,
2 Oct. 2022
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That way the fans would never have to deal with any kind of breakup.
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Mikael Wood,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Mar. 2024
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But that’s not to say that the breakup has been easy for either of them.
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Kristina Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
6 June 2022
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And then, of course, there was so much going on to do with the breakup.
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Jordan Runtagh,
Peoplemag,
8 May 2024
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There were crash outs, blowups, fights over pancakes and some messy breakups.
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Christopher Kuhagen,
jsonline.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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Find a way to break up the space.
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Noah Glasgow,
Architectural Digest,
8 May 2026
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Well, that's one way to break up!
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Tiffany Kelly,
Entertainment Weekly,
3 June 2026
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Agents used tear gas to break up the protest.
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David Weigel,
semafor.com,
24 Sep. 2025
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Even the bride- and groom-to-be break up.
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Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
23 Oct. 2025
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His girlfriend broke up with him.
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Sam Davies,
Rolling Stone,
25 Mar. 2026
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The only thing that could break up the fight?
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Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
26 Sep. 2025
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Perez broke up the pin at the last second.
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Blake Oestriecher,
Forbes.com,
25 Jan. 2026
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Plants are great at breaking up lines of sight.
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Neil Sperry,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Sep. 2025
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Add half of the beef, breaking up any clumps with tongs.
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Cathy Thomas,
Oc Register,
10 Feb. 2026
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The only guard who was there was too small to break up the fight.
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Cory Shaffer,
cleveland,
25 Aug. 2021
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Rake the spot again to break up clumping soil and smooth it out.
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David Beaulieu,
The Spruce,
3 Apr. 2026
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To break up the color, add a pair of black suede flip-flops.
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Emma Bocchi,
Vogue,
28 June 2026
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Part of that is breaking up the big tech firms, which are too big.
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Sean Illing,
Vox,
1 Feb. 2025
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To break up the cookies, use a knife, a rolling pin, or your hands.
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BostonGlobe.com,
8 June 2021
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Brian and Lynette were known to drink and break up.
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Janelle Griffith,
PEOPLE,
16 Apr. 2026
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That alliance is what Kaiser wants to break up.
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Pat Maio,
Oc Register,
26 Jan. 2026
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Friends break up, friends get married, strangers get born, strangers get buried.
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Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
29 June 2026
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They were broken up for two years because of it.
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Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
27 Feb. 2026
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Kelce and Nicole broke up in 2022.
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Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
10 Feb. 2026
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Did someone break up with you atop a mountain?
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Jaclyn Cosgrove,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Feb. 2026
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All in all, do your best to break up with your toxic boss with grace and class.
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Adunola Adeshola,
Forbes,
29 Dec. 2021
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The game broke up and everyone went home.
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R. Eric Thomas,
Mercury News,
31 Dec. 2025
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Why not just break up before the wedding?
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Jennifer Zhan,
Vulture,
4 Mar. 2026
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That sounds like a step towards them breaking up.
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Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
13 May 2026
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This is a great dish to break up grazing and the meat dishes.
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Torrey Hart,
New York Times,
1 Feb. 2026
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Sifting aerates the flour and helps to break up any clumps.
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Sarah Carey,
Martha Stewart,
22 Feb. 2026
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The bridge was such a closing chapter to write post break up.
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Spin Contributor,
SPIN,
16 July 2024
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Police broke up the protest and made arrests.
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Npr Staff,
NPR,
5 Apr. 2026
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Why did you guys break up for the first time in 1968?
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Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
3 May 2026
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The break up wasn't perfect and never will be.
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Trey Wallace Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
27 May 2026
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