break with

phrasal verb

broke with; broken with; breaking with; breaks with

: to end a relationship, connection, or agreement with (someone or something)

He broke with his former friends and colleagues when he decided to support the conservative candidate.

a strong desire to break with tradition/the past

Examples of break with in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web He's billed himself as a moderate, sometimes breaking with his party's slim Senate majority. —

Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 4 June 2024 But the war is yet another, high-profile topic that younger voters break with Biden on. —

Domenico Montanaro, NPR, 30 May 2024 Paxton left after giving up a leadoff single in the seventh inning with the score tied 3-3, a deadlock the Dodgers broke with two runs in each of the seventh and eighth innings. —

Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2024 But if Mateo doesn’t break with the club, or if the Orioles’ brass decides to keep him as just an infielder, that means the last spot would likely go to an outfielder. —

Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 17 Mar. 2024 See all Example Sentences for break with

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