Examples of break free in a Sentence
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But Canada and Japan are only two countries in a world seeking to form similar alliances to break free from China.
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Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
4 July 2026
When Mars joins forces with Uranus, there is a greater need and desire to move, communicate and break free from the status quo.
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Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
3 July 2026
Defensively, Martinez can point to just one goal conceded across Portugal’s three group games, but there were warning signs from their World Cup opener as DR Congo managed to break free on the counter-attack.
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Mark Carey,
New York Times,
2 July 2026
Preserving slave ownership, along with resisting political overreach from Mexico City, were principal reasons that the Mexican state of Texas fought to break free of Mexico.
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Patt Morrison,
Los Angeles Times,
2 July 2026
Greek authorities arrested a cruise captain after a passenger fell into the water when the ship broke free from its moorings.
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Nathan Diller,
USA Today,
2 July 2026
Contreras eventually broke free from the sea of players trying to hold him back, reigniting the chaos.
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Alejandro Avila Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
1 July 2026
To break free, a robot first had to move farther from the exit, and a system rewarded only for getting closer reads that as failure.
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Sophie Ren,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
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Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
4 July 2026
When Mars joins forces with Uranus, there is a greater need and desire to move, communicate and break free from the status quo.
—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
3 July 2026
Defensively, Martinez can point to just one goal conceded across Portugal’s three group games, but there were warning signs from their World Cup opener as DR Congo managed to break free on the counter-attack.
—
Mark Carey,
New York Times,
2 July 2026
Preserving slave ownership, along with resisting political overreach from Mexico City, were principal reasons that the Mexican state of Texas fought to break free of Mexico.
—
Patt Morrison,
Los Angeles Times,
2 July 2026
Greek authorities arrested a cruise captain after a passenger fell into the water when the ship broke free from its moorings.
—
Nathan Diller,
USA Today,
2 July 2026
Contreras eventually broke free from the sea of players trying to hold him back, reigniting the chaos.
—
Alejandro Avila Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
1 July 2026
To break free, a robot first had to move farther from the exit, and a system rewarded only for getting closer reads that as failure.
—
Sophie Ren,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
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“Break free.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/break%20free. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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