50 Sentences Using Collocations with "Break"
🔹 Break a habit / routine / rule
It's hard to break a bad habit.
She is trying to break her smoking habit.
I need to break my routine and try something new.
He broke the rule and was punished.
Don’t break the school rules.
🔹 Break a promise / agreement / contract
He broke his promise to call me.
I never break a promise.
She broke the agreement without notice.
They broke the contract by not delivering the goods.
He always keeps his word and never breaks a promise.
🔹 Break the law
If you break the law, you will face consequences.
She was arrested for breaking the law.
Don’t break the law just to make money.
Breaking the law can lead to jail time.
He broke the law unknowingly.
🔹 Break the news
She broke the news of her engagement gently.
I had to break the bad news to him.
How should I break the news to my parents?
He didn’t know how to break the news.
The doctor broke the news carefully.
🔹 Break the silence
He broke the silence with a loud laugh.
No one spoke until she broke the silence.
The silence was broken by a phone ringing.
She broke the silence by asking a question.
Finally, someone broke the silence.
🔹 Break a record
She broke the world record in swimming.
The athlete broke three records in one day.
He trained hard to break the national record.
I hope to break my personal record this year.
They broke the record for most sales.
🔹 Break someone’s heart
He broke her heart and left.
She broke his heart by ignoring him.
Don’t break someone’s heart if you can help it.
He said it with love, not to break her heart.
The breakup really broke her heart.
🔹 Break into tears / laughter / song
She broke into tears after hearing the news.
The whole class broke into laughter.
He suddenly broke into song.
I broke into tears of joy.
They broke into laughter at the joke.
🔹 Break free / loose / out
He broke free from the ropes.
The dog broke loose and ran away.
The prisoners broke out of jail.
She broke free from the toxic relationship.
Fire broke out in the building.
🔹 Break up / down / in
They broke up after five years.
My car broke down on the highway.
Someone broke in through the window.
She broke down in tears.
The thief broke in and stole everything.
🔹 Break the ice
He told a joke to break the ice.
Let’s play a game to break the ice.
Her smile helped break the ice.
A good question can break the ice.
The host tried to break the ice with humor.
🔹 Break a leg
Break a leg! You’ll do great on stage.
They told her to break a leg before her performance.
“Break a leg,” the coach said before the match.
It's a common way to wish good luck.
Don’t worry, break a leg!
🔹 Break the bank
That vacation won’t break the bank.
This meal is fancy but doesn’t break the bank.
A good phone doesn’t have to break the bank.
Don’t break the bank on unnecessary items.
Buying a new laptop broke the bank.
🔹 Break the record
He broke the school record in high jump.
They’re trying to break the Guinness record.
We broke our own sales record.
She broke her fastest time.
Another record was broken last night.
🔹 Break out in rash / sweat
He broke out in a rash after eating peanuts.
I broke out in a cold sweat before the exam.
She broke out in a rash from the cream.
I sometimes break out in hives from stress.
He broke out in sweat during the race.
🔹 Break someone's spirit / will / confidence
The failure broke his spirit.
Criticism broke her confidence.
Constant rejection broke his will to try.
Don’t let them break your spirit.
Her confidence was broken after losing.
🔹 Break ground
The company broke ground on a new building.
They broke ground for the new school.
We’re breaking ground next week.
A ground-breaking ceremony will be held.
The project broke ground yesterday.
🔹 Break the internet / record sales
The viral video broke the internet.
Her post broke the internet.
That movie broke records on opening day.
Their album broke all sales records.
The performance broke the internet last night.
🔹 Break faith / trust
Don’t break my trust.
She broke faith with her friends.
He broke my trust by lying.
Trust is hard to rebuild once broken.
He never broke faith with his team.
🔹 Break the tension
His joke broke the tension in the room.
A smile can break the tension.
She tried to break the tension with a laugh.
Music helped break the tension.
The teacher broke the tension with a story.
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