Get to know Breakaway better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like fissiparous or separatist.
Breakaway meaning
- Having broken away from a larger unit.
- Capable of breaking off without damaging the larger structure.
- Occurring during or as a result of a breakaway (see Noun)
Synonyms of Breakaway
Using Breakaway
- The main meaning on this page is: Having broken away from a larger unit. | Capable of breaking off without damaging the larger structure. | Occurring during or as a result of a breakaway (see Noun)
- Useful related words include: fissiparous, separatist, independent, breaking away.
- In the example corpus, breakaway often appears in combinations such as: the breakaway, on breakaway, breakaway group.
Context around Breakaway
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 5 middle, 10 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Breakaway
- In this selection, "breakaway" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 23.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, nifty, clear, revived, pass, roping and deke stand out and add context to how "breakaway" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include on a breakaway and a breakaway group of. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "breakaway" sits close to words such as adventurous, alta and arranging, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with breakaway
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Alex Newhook extended their lead to close the period with a nifty breakaway goal. (14 words)
English clubs are still thought to be unlikely to join a revived breakaway plan. (14 words)
Athanasiou set up Caleb Jones’ game-winner when he was denied by Ingram on a breakaway. (16 words)
Election results for the first five elections after Independence show that the Congress comfortably won every poll with at least 40% of the vote share, despite being challenged by new parties and breakaway factions. (34 words)
Ganado didn’t spend long in the political wilderness, swiftly joining the fledgling Democratic Nationalist Party, a new party made up of breakaway PN members led by his cousin Herbert Ganado. (31 words)
Down but not out, the Bruins took advantage of one final bounce as Brad Marchand followed through after Woll denied David Pastrnak on a breakaway to secure the game-winner. (30 words)
Example sentences (20)
Aman just missed a breakaway pass a few minutes in then was stopped on a 2-on-0 breakaway deke on the next shift.
Others, with varying levels of tension and violence, include Georgia’s breakaway Abkhazia and South Ossetia regions and Moldova’s breakaway Transdniester region.
A breakaway group of pro-Palestinian demonstrators scaled the Royal Artillery Memorial in London's Hyde Park Corner on Wednesday night.
After killing a penalty, Nico Hischier hit Smith with a breakaway pass as he left the penalty box.
Alex Newhook extended their lead to close the period with a nifty breakaway goal.
Athanasiou set up Caleb Jones’ game-winner when he was denied by Ingram on a breakaway.
Avs centre Darren Helm got a clear breakaway with 2:16 left in the game, but Delia swallowed up his wrist shot to preserve the home side’s lead.
But the Spartans wouldn’t back down as they perfectly executed a 3-on-1 breakaway.
By playing on their heels, and being outshot 5-1 early, the Canucks forced Spencer Martin to deny Tolvanen on a breakaway.
Calls for it to be re-examined initially sprung from a legal dispute between the PGA Tour and the breakaway LIV Golf organisation, backed by Saudi Arabia’s PIF.
Caufield made a beautiful move to his backhand on a breakaway to beat goalie Juuse Saros.
Concern was growing for ethnic Armenians in Nagorno-Karabakh on Sunday as Azerbaijani forces tightened their grip on the breakaway region.
Djokovic created the breakaway body from the men's professional organisation Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), with members of the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) Tour joining too.
Down but not out, the Bruins took advantage of one final bounce as Brad Marchand followed through after Woll denied David Pastrnak on a breakaway to secure the game-winner.
Election results for the first five elections after Independence show that the Congress comfortably won every poll with at least 40% of the vote share, despite being challenged by new parties and breakaway factions.
English clubs are still thought to be unlikely to join a revived breakaway plan.
Even though she did not place in the average over the weekend, Sage Kohr was a regional champion in two events -- breakaway roping and barrel racing.
Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly says she's 'deeply concerned' about Azerbaijan escalating a long-running dispute with Armenia over a breakaway province by blocking its main access road.
From elite team roping to breakaway roping, barrel racing, steer wrestling and rope and tie, these categories are some of the fastest growing horse sports in Australia.
Ganado didn’t spend long in the political wilderness, swiftly joining the fledgling Democratic Nationalist Party, a new party made up of breakaway PN members led by his cousin Herbert Ganado.
Common combinations with breakaway
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the breakaway 41×
- on breakaway 34×
- breakaway group 11×
- breakaway region 11×
- breakaway and 11×
- breakaway goal 7×
- breakaway with 6×
- of breakaway 6×
- breakaway at 6×
- and breakaway 5×