St. John's broke off as its own parish in 1877.

That was why I had to break off our relationship in the end.

I saw one of the small figures break off in hot pursuit and head our direction.

Why did I break off in this way last night?

The manuscript broke off in the middle of a line.

She pulled the string, which broke off in her hand without turning on the light.

It is his decision to break the play off in any direction he wants, simply by reading the blocks.

Adams smiled and started to say something, but broke off in the middle of a word.

They said the President broke off their physical relationship in early 1997.

He broke off in the middle of a sentence, and looked down at himself.