Example Sentences

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Depending on which gloomy study you read, somewhere between everyone and everyone and their brother will have broken their New Year’s resolutions by Feb. 14.

From New York Times • Jan. 7, 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

By the end of the season, Chelsea will have broken the record for the most days spent on top of the table, and also the most consecutive days.

From BBC • May 4, 2015

And if it is not found on your finger, who will have broken it?

From The Confessions of Arsène Lupin by Leblanc, Maurice