BREAK in a Sentence
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388 example sentences for BREAK, such as:
1. You should not break the law.
2. Never give a sucker an even break.
3. Without hope, the heart would break.
4. They goaded him on to break the window.
5. Don't bear hard upon the pencil, it will break.
2. Never give a sucker an even break.
3. Without hope, the heart would break.
4. They goaded him on to break the window.
5. Don't bear hard upon the pencil, it will break.
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Meanings and Examples of BREAK
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break
v. invalidate by judicial action
v. make a rupture in the ranks of the enemy or one's own by quitting or fleeing
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1 But sometimes the two of them get going at each other, and then Ethan's face'd break your heart.
2 "Curb them but don't break their spirits," was Mrs. Tarleton's motto.
3 The room was so still she almost screamed to break the silence.
4 A bugle blared and a bass voice shouted the command to break ranks.
5 This she knew would be a straw that would break the backs of Pittypat and Melanie.
6 They had been driven back once when they had tried to break through the mountain passes of that region, and they would be driven back again.
7 Prissy screamed at the top of her voice, more from fright than pain, and began to dance up and down, writhing to break Scarlett's grip.
8 She would hold Tara, if she had to break the back of every person on it.
9 He had only to say: "Sugar, if I were you, I wouldn't--" and the tempest would break.
10 Let others break their hearts over the old days and the men who'll never come back.
11 There were qualities of loyalty and tirelessness and love in them that no strain could break, no money could buy.
12 But, Ashley," her voice was beginning to break with anguish and disappointment, "But I'd counted on you.
13 She felt that at any moment she would actually hear them break with the same pinging sound a banjo string makes when it snaps.
14 Not even Melanie's influence could repair the break of that gossamer thread.
15 She sank gratefully into a chair, her back, which always ached these days, feeling as though it would break in two at the waist line.
Example Sentence: (178 in 12 pages)
1 They could take legal action against you if you break the contract.
2 Laws are like cobwebs, which may catches small flies, but let wasps and horns break through.
3 She longed to break in on their conversation but didn't want to appear rude.
4 The company wanted to break away from its traditional, downmarket image.
5 The company is trying to break away from its traditional image.
6 Don't bear hard upon the pencil, it will break.
7 Sometimes the only way to break the cycle of violence in the home is for the wife to leave.
8 They goaded him on to break the window.
9 Without hope, the heart would break.
10 It was quite some time before they break through the enemy's blockade.
11 Never give a sucker an even break.
12 A colt you may break, but an old horse you never can.
13 Hard words break no bones, fine words butter no parsnips.
14 You should not break the law.
15 We'll be back after the break with a round-up of today's other stories.