Breaking means The act by which something is broken. This page lists 20 example sentences from real texts, plus synonyms like break.

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Breaking in a sentence

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Breaking meaning

  1. The act by which something is broken.
  2. A change of a vowel to a diphthong.
  3. A form of ornamentation in which groups of short notes are used instead of long ones.

Synonyms of Breaking

breakage break change of integrity

Example sentences (20)

Against the Bills his one touch went 62 yards to the end zone and showed off his game-breaking speed in the process.

And we saw a record-breaking number of purchases made using Apple Pay globally during the holiday shopping season.

Aileen Sutherland is recovering at home after breaking her right wrist and sustaining an injury to her forehead.

An avid surfer, Eppard said he’d noticed that the waves were breaking in spots that only show up after gigantic storms.

Abrams also stressed empowering girls through technology, breaking the cycle of poverty, and addressing societal issues.

A 32-year-old man has been jailed after breaking into multiple businesses in High Wycombe including Iceland.

Aaron Paul revealed that he earns $0 in residuals from streaming despite BREAKING BAD doing constant numbers for streamers.

After breaking up with Natalia, Maluma was rumoured to be in a relationship with the Winnie Harlow in 2019.

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And I’ve been into the story that Cassidy is breaking down from the aggressive schedule he’s been keeping.

Absolutely love the guy and watching what he goes through to perform is nothing short of heart breaking.

A LAW-breaking Hereford man with a 'flagrant disregard' for court orders has been jailed after he was caught behind the wheel.

A judge wrote a heart-breaking letter to brothers stuck in the middle of their parents’ custody battle.

After breaking up with him, Groves sent her a text message saying he had hurt the child ‘out of rage’.

According to the group, personal care and beauty products made history by breaking into the top five most popular gift categories.

And so our estimate would be somewhere between breaking even and maybe a single to, I'd say, $0.09 or $0.10 profit for the quarter.

A BBC spokesperson said the one-off show will combine “ground-breaking science” with “gripping storytelling” to bring history to life.

Africa: Men Fighting, Women Breaking-Up - Sudanese Women's Movements, the Wing of the Patriarch?

An experienced horsewoman, Lauren runs Black Pearl Horses, breaking in and training the animals.

A new gateway from the centre's patio area to its quiet garden was a 30th year project, which entailed a symbolic breaking down of a wall.

And they believe many are unaware they could be inadvertently breaking in the law because their thick vapour is impairing their visibility.

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Common combinations with breaking

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Frequently asked questions

How do you use "breaking" in a sentence?
An example: "Against the Bills his one touch went 62 yards to the end zone and showed off his game-breaking speed in the process." This page contains 20 example sentences with the word "breaking" from real English texts.
What does "breaking" mean?
Breaking means: The act by which something is broken.
What are synonyms of "breaking"?
Common synonyms of "breaking" include: breakage, break, change of integrity.
How many example sentences with "breaking" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 20 example sentences with "breaking", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.

About these examples

The 20 examples on this page contain the complete word breaking. Duplicate, incomplete, unusually short and technically noisy sentences are removed automatically. The definition is sourced from Wiktionary. Read more about our sources and checks on the About Voorbeeldzinnen.info page or see how to report a correction.