break
verb (used with object)
to smash, split, or divide into parts violently; reduce to pieces or fragments.
has broken
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present perfectof break (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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A 97-year-old woman who suffered a stroke in 2025 has broken the Guinness World Record for being the oldest female wing walker.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
“Yesterday’s release of LAUSD’s investigation report confirms, once again, that Alberto Carvalho has broken no laws,” their statement said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
Surely, you think, your employer has broken the law.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
Purja, who served with Britain's Brigade of Gurkhas before joining the Special Boat Squadron of the Royal Marines, has broken multiple climbing records since becoming a full-time mountaineer and tour guide.
From Barron's ● Aug. 1, 2026
I sprang into the teahouse and screamed, “The smith’s girl has broken my heart, by God. I am a dying phoenix! Drowned in my own tears!”
From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri
