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Breakaways | Breakaway

Breakaways meaning

plural of breakaway

Using Breakaways

  • The main meaning on this page is: plural of breakaway
  • In the example corpus, breakaways often appears in combinations such as: on breakaways, breakaways in, two breakaways.

Context around Breakaways

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 21.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 7 middle, 7 end
  • Sentence types: 15 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

two 2× off 1× zero 1× five 1× few 1× doomed 1×

Often after:

straight 1×

Sentence patterns with Breakaways

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

and few breakaways in a 1× aside five breakaways in the 1× came on breakaways on which 1× dunk on breakaways in the 1× for more breakaways 1× giving them breakaways straight up 1× in doomed breakaways with total 1× on zero breakaways 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

amid a sequence 1× and no goalie 1× murray made 33 1× one goal came 1× play was close 1× pti chairman said 1×

Common sentence endings:

first 40 minutes 1× for more breakaways 1× just great shots 1× make the stops 1× more likely reality 1× on saturday night 1×

Words around Breakaways

Just before it in the word index:

breakaway 266 breakages 11 breakage 84 breakables 4 breakable 18 break 13.211

Just after it in the word index:

breakbeat 7 breakbeats 6 breakbulk 2 breakdance 6 breakdancer 6 breakdancing 28

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaon 19 abbv 19 abdalla 19 abdirahman 19 abdulmalik 19 abhimanyu 19

Corpus analysis for Breakaways

  • In this selection, "breakaways" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, two, off, zero and straight stand out and add context to how "breakaways" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and few breakaways in a and aside five breakaways in the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "breakaways" sits close to words such as aaon, abbv and abdalla, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with breakaways

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

And no goalie is going to stop many two-on-zero breakaways. (12 words)

Then, in the second period, I had to stop those two breakaways. (12 words)

Play was close, with more fouls and few breakaways in a very physical game. (14 words)

Longer example sentences

They’ve finally made it but the squad looks underpowered so a stage win for Pierre Rolland or sprinter Bryan Coquard is the dream; daily duties in doomed breakaways with Total Direct Energie and Israel Start Up Nation are a more likely reality. (43 words)

This weekend’s Tour de France stages were relatively inert, as two Astana riders won from breakaways and the main general classification contenders opted to save their bullets for this week’s ramble through the Pyrenees. (36 words)

While Chicago outshot Calgary 32-31, the Blackhawks had a wide edge in the quality of chances with Markstrom turning aside five breakaways in the first 40 minutes. (28 words)

Example sentences (15)

PTI Chairman said that many of those deserting the party were now lobbying for more breakaways.

Thus far his men were being pressed back near goal and hoping to thrive off breakaways.

Amid a sequence of scoring chances and zone resets, the Bruins earned two bids on high-danger scoring chances, both on Pastrnak’s breakaways.

And no goalie is going to stop many two-on-zero breakaways.

While Chicago outshot Calgary 32-31, the Blackhawks had a wide edge in the quality of chances with Markstrom turning aside five breakaways in the first 40 minutes.

It is one thing for point guards to dunk on breakaways, in the open court.

Play was close, with more fouls and few breakaways in a very physical game.

They’ve finally made it but the squad looks underpowered so a stage win for Pierre Rolland or sprinter Bryan Coquard is the dream; daily duties in doomed breakaways with Total Direct Energie and Israel Start Up Nation are a more likely reality.

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Turnovers left them looking scattered and losing their coverages and, at their very worst, just giving them breakaways straight up the middle.

Toronto gave up two breakaways, an odd-man rush and three goals in the third period of a 5-2 loss to the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday night.

Many of those saves this weekend came on breakaways, on which Wright said Wolf wasn’t expected to make the stops.

Murray made 33 saves, including stops on breakaways by Jamie Benn and Alexander Radulov in overtime.

One goal came on a penalty shot, a few others were on breakaways, and some were just great shots.

Then, in the second period, I had to stop those two breakaways.

This weekend’s Tour de France stages were relatively inert, as two Astana riders won from breakaways and the main general classification contenders opted to save their bullets for this week’s ramble through the Pyrenees.

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Common combinations with breakaways

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

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Breakaways means: plural of breakaway
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