the branch broke with a loud snap

It was her fault that Fay had broken her wrist.

I sucked in a sharp breath as the blade broke my skin.

He turned and knocked the machine over breaking it.

she realized her waters had broken

If a burglar breaks the safe and steals the guns, I won't be held responsible for their criminal use because I did what I reasonably could to secure them.

I haven't got any change, and I don't want to break a fiver.

He said the first damaging blow came after the referee had told them to break and stop punching.

In each rack, you break, spot anything that went in, and take cueball in hand to begin the frame.

When the chief Scout Master broke the flag a huge roar went up from the boys.

I feel that I am very close to breaking the code.

The former husband emerged as the most promising suspect after the detectives were able to break his alibi.

the new government broke the pattern of growth

She felt it was her job to break the silence between the two.

we will break our journey in Venice

If you must break for tea, keep it quick.

His fall was broken by some bins.

By bouncing, the reed breaks an electrical circuit.

Old habits are hard to break.

He has already said he will try to break the world record.

These players are breaking the rules.

diets started without preparation are broken all the time

the idea was to better the prisoners, not to break them

The words died on her tongue, and all of her well-trained control broke.

True, he broke the power of the trade unions but the result was near total economic collapse.

Clearly this was a crude attempt to break the strike.

the weather broke and thunder rumbled through a leaden sky

when all were aboard, the storm broke

I was woken by dawn breaking.

The clouds broke, and the fair moon shone through.

The wave breaks over my head, but I'm still upright.

Her voice broke and she struggled to get it back.

He turned professional at the age of 12 but had to ‘retire’ when his voice broke at 16.

There is a considerable variation in breaking between different dialects and different generations of speakers.

What traders want to confirm is that the price is indeed falling and will break back through the upper trendline.

I am angrier today than I was when this scandal broke.

He was devastated when a doctor first broke the news to him.

They broke quickly after clearing a corner.

Will there emerge a spinner who breaks the ball so sharply that he needs no fielders on one side of the wicket?

He finished in style when the ball broke to him.

the magazine has been published without a break since 1950

This represented a break with 1900 years of complete Christian consensus.

a week or so may pass without a break in the weather

Paragraph breaks have been inserted for clarity

there was a break in her voice now

The break in the electric circuit had not been closed by pressure on the trip wire.

The 22-year-old crawled back to 3-4 with a service break in the seventh game.

I need a break from mental activity

A moment later, the break bell rang.

It was a relaxing break and well needed respite for both of us.

Some of the songs are also too long and would benefit from shorter instrumental breaks.

On the opposite shore, I could make out a small railway bridge through a break in the trees.

I was looking for breaks and bleeding, but there weren't any.

He made a break and passed the ball inside.

Up to this point, two-thirds of the way in, the focus of the film was the actual prison break.

he got his break as an entertainer on a TV music hall show

a break of 83 put him in front for the first time

If you play it for a few hours, and if you develop some consistency in your break, your scores will improve greatly.

The length of bare stem (from soil level to the first break on the stem) will determine the kind of plant that you have.

I broke away from Tobias, moving to attack again.

an attempt to break away from the elitism that has dominated the book trade

But Australia and Germany broke away early on to move a lap ahead of the field.

he had broken with his family long before

He broke with tradition when he embarked on a theatrical career.

They broke in by forcing a lock on a door and then made off in a stolen car.

the doctor's voice broke in on her thoughts

He's wearing square-toed ski boots, breaking them in for Norway.

Many of the horses had not been broken in and it was difficult to round them up.

He will be broken in slowly, in a way different than the rest.

a friend of mine had his car broken into

They can offer advice, support and expertise to help companies break into overseas markets.

She broke into the conversation with her usual want of tact.

I just hoped she wouldn't suddenly break into song.

‘You are lucky,’ the doctor said, breaking into a smile.

I broke into a sprint and ran the rest of the way home.

The rain had stopped and the clouds had begun to break up by the time he woke.

We broke it up into pieces and sold it.

she was towed to Bo'Ness and broken up

after about an hour, the meeting broke up

police broke up a demonstration in the capital

Richard was sorry to break up the party

You and Chris broke up once in high school, didn't you?

I broke up with Bobby the night I got home.

Everybody broke up laughing, according to the police reports - except, of course, Julius.

seeing the children again nearly broke her up

You're breaking up and very crackly.

we broke up for the summer

forest fires have broken out across Indonesia

prickles of sweat had broken out along her backbone

The man had been shot dead trying to break out of jail.

Have board games handy, and break them out when things are dull.

I always break out from sunscreen

she had broken out in a rash

the whole cast just breaks out in song

Now and again the sun breaks through the clouds.

the sun might break through in a few spots

A Manchester United starlet, he broke through to the first team squad.

Despite my effort, a sob broke forth from my lungs, and his eyes were suddenly upon me.

Tucker broke off a piece of bread

the fuselage had broken off just behind the pilot's seat

she broke off, stifling a sob

Our relationship lasted for nearly a year before I broke it off.

his van broke down

pay negotiations with management broke down

Emotion swept over her as she broke down in tears.

his health broke down under the strain of overwork

‘They had to break the door down to get her out,’ said Diana.

each tutorial is broken down into more manageable units

However, the figures are not broken down by race.

A small amount of the sucrose is broken down into glucose.

In other cases, a drug may break down into other, harmful substances.