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breakaway

[ US /ˈbɹeɪkəˌweɪ/ ]
[ UK /bɹˈe‍ɪkəwˌe‍ɪ/ ]
ADJECTIVE
  1. having separated or advocating separation from another entity or policy or attitude
    a breakaway faction
NOUN
  1. the act of breaking away or withdrawing from
    a breaking away from family and neighborhood
    there was a breakaway by the discontented members

How To Use breakaway In A Sentence

  • York were immediately on the back foot but repelled a series of short corners and managed to engineer a breakaway attack.
  • De Rossa said that his breakaway group would form a new democratic socialist party.
  • This is a breakaway from the traditional five-night run so be sure to book your seat before it is too late.
  • A breakaway union with significant support influenced by the politics of the autonomists.
  • The result was an increasing number of breakaway sects, of which Buddhism and Jainism were probably the most successful.
  • A real breakaway from their studies is in store for two Killarney students in March as they head off to Helsinki to take part in EU debates.
  • He said that players could well band together and try to buy back the world at the company's bankruptcy hearing - and then run it themselves as a breakaway republic.
  • So what does it feel like to face a breakaway, when it's all left up to the goalie?
  • The breakaway paramilitary organisation has been in decline for several months because of a shortage of expertise and resources.
  • Of course, there were objections to the amateur rule, and this caused a rift early in the sport's history, and a new breakaway sport was created in 1895, called Rugby League.
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