Below you will find example sentences with "break down". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.

Break Down in a sentence

Corpus data

  • Displayed example sentences: 20
  • Discovered as a combination around: break
  • Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 8
  • Phrase length: 2 words
  • Average sentence length: 25.4 words

Words in this phrase

break down

Meanings of words in this phrase

  • break can mean: To separate into two or more pieces, to fracture or crack, by a process that cannot easily be reversed for reassembly. Common word
  • down can mean: From a higher position to a lower one; downwards. Very common word

Sentence profile

  • Phrase position: 3 start, 14 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 18 statements, 1 questions, 1 exclamations

Usage patterns

These patterns show short text windows around the phrase in the example sentences:

pete stewart break down dagan gera 2× a rampaging break down the right 1× break down their altars 1× can either break down or break 1× condition and break down the stigma 1× currie marody break down in the 1× does not break down the quarterly 1× if talks break down mr johnson 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a pilot could 1× after a rampaging 1× ahold delhaize does 1× anaerobic digestion is 1× aruth said beach 1× as singer lewis 1×

Common sentence endings:

a few possibilities 1× a partial break 1× acids unlimited proteolysis 1× between the segments 1× cars break down 1× down biodegradable material 1×

Context words

These words often appear near this phrase in the example sentences:

water 3× oxygen 3× wars 2× jedi 2× survivor 2× danny 2× homan 2× pete 2× stewart 2× dagan 2× gera 2× emotional 2×

Related phrases

shut down knocked down sat down breaks down stepped down slow down touched down doubled down burned down sit down

Phrases around this combination

Other phrases discovered around break:

spring break 19× break points 8×

Just before it in the phrase index:

brass bands brass band brands inc brand new brand name brand ambassador

Just after it in the phrase index:

break points breakfast burritos breakfast menu breakfast sandwich breakfast sandwiches breaking bad

Other phrases with the same pattern

Same start:

break points

Same ending:

shut down knocked down sat down breaks down stepped down slow down

Corpus analysis

  • The phrase "break down" has 2 words and usually appears in the middle in these examples. The average sentence has 25.4 words and is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as pete stewart break down dagan gera, a rampaging break down the right, water, oxygen and wars stand out.
  • In the phrase index, this combination connects with shut down, knocked down, sat down, spring break and break points, linking the page to nearby combinations.

Example types with break down

This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:

Short example sentences

She can either break down or break free. (8 words)

And then how does that kind of break down between the segments? (12 words)

Break down their altars, smash their sacred stones and burn down their groves. (13 words)

Longer example sentences

Derry came at Down from throw-in, but they were unable to break down a strong defence, forced to recycle around the ‘D’ until Niall O’Donnell found a gap and finished over the bar, with a converted free and a mark from Oisin Doherty following soon after. (48 words)

There may be a layer of ionic water where the water molecules break down into a soup of hydrogen and oxygen ions, and deeper down superionic water in which the oxygen crystallises but the hydrogen ions move freely within the oxygen lattice. (42 words)

Star Wars Jedi: Survivor Interview — Writers Danny Homan & Pete Stewart Break Down Dagan Gera's Emotional StoryStar Wars: Jedi Survivor Lead Writer Danny Homan & Senior Writer Pete Stewart break down Dagan Gera's emotional story and High Republic canon. (39 words)

Question examples

And then how does that kind of break down between the segments? (12 words)

Exclamation examples

After a 1 week break, the guys are ready to break down all the happenings in the wrestling world, including everything that happened at WWE’s Crown Jewel event in Saudi Arabia! (32 words)

Example sentences (20)

Star Wars Jedi: Survivor Interview — Writers Danny Homan & Pete Stewart Break Down Dagan Gera's Emotional StoryStar Wars: Jedi Survivor Lead Writer Danny Homan & Senior Writer Pete Stewart break down Dagan Gera's emotional story and High Republic canon.

She can either break down or break free.

From power plays to penalty kills, we’ll break down the crucial factors that could make or break a bet on the Crimson’s journey through the Beanpot.

After a 1 week break, the guys are ready to break down all the happenings in the wrestling world, including everything that happened at WWE’s Crown Jewel event in Saudi Arabia!

Was forced to hook Brandon Sutter after the Currie-Marody break down in the O-zone led to a partial break.

Proteases can either break specific peptide bonds (limited proteolysis), depending on the amino acid sequence of a protein, or break down a complete peptide to amino acids (unlimited proteolysis).

After a rampaging break down the right flank by Andy Nicolson was thwarted, the ball was quickly recycled to allow Grant Anderson to touch down.

Breaking Down Stored Fat: When your body needs extra energy, mitochondria step in to break down fat reserves and release energy that can be used to fuel your daily activities.

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Derry came at Down from throw-in, but they were unable to break down a strong defence, forced to recycle around the ‘D’ until Niall O’Donnell found a gap and finished over the bar, with a converted free and a mark from Oisin Doherty following soon after.

Break down their altars, smash their sacred stones and burn down their groves.

If talks break down, Mr. Johnson says, Britain can trade under the terms laid down at the World Trade Organization.

Deputy editor Arthur Bloom and reporter Virginia Kruta sat down Tuesday morning to break down what this means for future generations of conservatives.

There may be a layer of ionic water where the water molecules break down into a soup of hydrogen and oxygen ions, and deeper down superionic water in which the oxygen crystallises but the hydrogen ions move freely within the oxygen lattice.

Ahold Delhaize does not break down the quarterly and annual numbers for each supermarket formula.

Anaerobic digestion is a process in which micro-organisms break down biodegradable material.

And as the molecules break down, it ends up making this green glow" Dawes added.

And then how does that kind of break down between the segments?

A pilot could go off course, a government’s internal bureaucratic process might break down, satellites or aircraft could collide, sensors or other equipment could malfunction – to name just a few possibilities.

Aruth said Beach Road will be patrolled by 100 officers and volunteers while “rapid response units” would be on call to help people with problems and motorists whose cars break down.

As singer Lewis Capaldi announced that he had been diagnosed with Tourette's last year, Emma added that this is a "massive thing" to normalise the condition and break down the stigma.

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