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"Break down" in a Sentence (19 examples)
I am afraid my computer will break down if I try to run it at too high a speed.
Talks broke down between Prime Minister John Doe and the opposition party.
Relations broke down between Greece and Turkey.
Is it worth taking it to a repair shop, or should I just break down and buy a new one?
Near-synonym: come undone
She is back to work now, after she broke down the other day.
Sophia broke down here. Even at this moment she was subconsciously comparing her rendering of the part of the forlorn bride with Miss Marie Lohr's.
As to Ernest... He is quite as nervously broken down as I am but it manifests itself in different ways. His inclination is towards megalomania and mine towards melancholy.
His authority and influence over his coordinates broke down gradually.
Hodgson's approach may not illuminate proceedings in Poland and Ukraine but early evidence suggests they will be tough to break down.
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Leaves and grass will break down into compost faster if you keep them moist.
Near-synonyms: break apart, break up, take apart, tear down, tear up
The goods station is a transhipment centre (centre de transbordement) at which loads made up at other centres are broken down and redespatched to destinations in the area.
Meetings began in June and shortly after the group of twelve women decided to break-down into two sub groups in order to examine the subject more efficiently.
Near-synonym: analyze
If you don't understand, ask him to break down the numbers for you.
Near-synonym: catabolize
His stomach took a while to break down his food.
His food took a while to break down in his stomach.
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