break
verb (used with object)
to smash, split, or divide into parts violently; reduce to pieces or fragments.
will have broken
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future perfectof break.future perfect
Used to describe an action that will be fully completed or achieved by a specific point in the future.
Example Sentences
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"And the dam wall will have broken - it'll be impossible for other states not to follow suit eventually."
From BBC ● Mar. 23, 2023
“And so I just am really proud that little girls will be able to redirect their imaginations in other ways, because my mother will have broken down this barrier.”
From Washington Post ● Jul. 28, 2016
I am certain that from tomorrow we will have broken a path for all the peoples in Europe.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 5, 2015
The chances are that the merger will go ahead, in which case Mr Davis and Mr Glasenberg will have broken a recent trend.
From Economist ● Feb. 9, 2012
“If the thread snaps, do you know who will have broken it?”
From Counsel for the Defense by Charles M. Chapman
