break
verb (used with object)
to smash, split, or divide into parts violently; reduce to pieces or fragments.
am breaking
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present progressiveof break (1st person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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“I am breaking my rule about only good news here,” wrote Greg Reheis, vice president of operations for 13TH Floor/Pilot.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2023
“I am breaking you down, but I will build you back up!” he yells at odd intervals, like the drill sergeant in “An Officer and a Gentleman.”
From New York Times ● Aug. 1, 2022
"I come from an industry where the illusion of perfection is very important, so I know I am breaking rank, but it is important that I have done that."
From BBC ● May 16, 2022
I feel like I am breaking the social contract and I have definitely gotten disapproving stares, but I don’t know what else to do.
From Slate ● Feb. 10, 2020
My community might be upset as well, because I am breaking the culture of silence.
From "How Dare the Sun Rise" by Sandra Uwiringiyimana
