break
verb (used with object)
to smash, split, or divide into parts violently; reduce to pieces or fragments.
is breaking
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present progressiveof break (3rd 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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Oh no, I thought, my Harry is breaking up with me.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
But summer 2026 is breaking the norm, and there don’t seem to be many wasps about.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 11, 2026
The latest meeting was called following a report by the council's top legal officer, Alex Bougatef, who said it was his legal duty to declare the local authority is breaking the law.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
In broadening his legal effort to force safeguards for artificial intelligence, Uthmeier, a Republican, is breaking with his party’s national leader.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 1, 2026
‘Look at it! The wind’s changed. Something’s happening. He’s not having it all his own way. His darkness is breaking up out in the world there. I wish I could see what is going on!’
From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien
