| 单词 | break off |
| 例句 | "My lion," she whispered when he broke off the kiss to undress. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z At the crest the forest broke off before a meadow. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z I broke off my daydream to take in our surroundings. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The laughter echoes again as I hurriedly break off the arrowhead—I’ll be crippled for life if it’s dragged through my leg. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z Some of the smaller children rushed to break off elephant-ear leaves for umbrellas, but most of us simply stayed where we were, receiving the downpour. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “I curse you. Three times, I curse you. As you’ve murdered me, may your hands always be stained with blood. May death be your only companion. May you—” He breaks off abruptly, coughing. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “Day before yesterday,” she repeated, breaking off a spray of Mademoiselle’s geranium; “then if you had not met me here today you wouldn’t— when—that is, didn’t you mean to come and see me?” The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z They have been unable — Here her voice broke off, and there was a pause, during which I could hear a sigh, a collective sigh from those around me. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z He took two long strides forward, breaking off from the others. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z Fiver muttered in his ear, “Oh, Hazel, they’ve come to—” but broke off short. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z With gnarled hands stricken with arthritis he gently unhooked her scarf and broke off a large yellow bloom and handed it to her. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z And then the warmth got other ideas and started spreading into places a girl like Desdemona didn’t allow it to go, and she broke off the stare and turned away. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z “And how will I live? I will hardly be able see over the shop counter now. Why is it all my fault that rotten wing broke off?” The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z The company had been enjoying a game of cards, but had broken off for the moment, evidently in order to drink a toast. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z I dialed three times, broke off in the middle each time, but on the fourth try, I managed to hold on until her voice. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z Momma reaches her fork onto my plate and breaks off a piece of pancake. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z “Later? They could’ve been calling the police for all you know, but you were going to—” Rishi broke off and rubbed his jaw. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Long ago someone broke off the inches nineteen through thirty-six and assigned these to Methuselah for the conduct of his affairs. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Tiny tendrils break off from her color cloud and blend with his. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z Now Hazel could feel pieces of her threatening to break off, and she was no longer sure her feet would stay attached to the ground. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z He seemed to have forgiven Tessie for breaking off' their engagement years ago, but it was always there in the air between them, like the talcum powder that sometimes puffed out of his clerical collar. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z They broke off in ones and twos to follow him. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z I broke off from my friends and walked over to him—we met halfway and greeted each other. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z He jerked it straight out from the wall, and it broke off in his hand. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z His teeth are broken off, both of the front ones. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z "No one speaks to him. He does the speaking —" Suddenly he broke off. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z He even ... she flushed and shook her head, breaking off the story. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z She broke off two of her fingers and gave one each to John and Barbara. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z Maybe he expected it to break off like that piece of robot. Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z His wing broke off at the base, and his plane dropped like a rock and was almost out of sight in an instant. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z When a word breaks off at the end of a line in your newspaper and continues on the next line, a hyphen is what links the syllables together. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z When he lifted it out, the tip was gone—broken off in the dirt. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z First it rained, then it froze, then anything with more than a half-inch extending broke off to the ground by this morning. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Then Nazario broke off his conversation and walked back to join us. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z When Alex breaks off to look at him, the intention on Henry’s face is as plain as anything he’s ever read there. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z “There’s nothing wrong. He broke off coughing again. I stared in horror, first at Grandfather, then at the doctor. “You must help him,” I cried. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z First he must find in the forest a golden bough growing on a tree, which he must break off and take with him. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Betsy did not give any explanation of the novel she was reading, simply commenced to read aloud where she had broken off reading to herself. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z She broke off, dismayed, remembering that neither dog wore a collar. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z The grip finally came loose, the player slipping to the ground as if he was sinking into a swamp, and Comer broke off into the end zone. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Nancy had been reasonable—• at any rate, she had not argued—and now, before saying good night, Mr. Clutter secured from her a promise to begin a gradual breaking off with Bobby. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z "When things get rough it kind of helps to know you got support —" His voice broke off and he seemed to stare down at me, although he faced me at eye level acrosis the desk. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Then there's some specialized training, where the sprinters would break off and do their own thing, the mid-distance runners would do the same, and the distance runners, well...they just run all practice. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z But then I hiccup, and she starts hiccupping with laughter, and we're laughing when we break off our hug, though we're still holding hands. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z He broke off as Pima flashed a warning signal. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z With what strength he had he hewed at the crawling arm near the wrist, and the hand broke off; but at the same moment the sword splintered up to the hilt. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z He broke off, “I must do something about getting you out of here. I’ll see the medical wallahs. We’ll take you back with us.” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z But when we broke off the interstate and started navigating the burned- out landscape of the Bronx, we could feel her energy shifting. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z Without waiting for orders from the pig, the animals broke off work and raced back to the farm buildings. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z But unlike theirs it was full of little swirling currents of intention that eddied and broke off and drifted about, to disappear as new ones were born. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Two of my teeth are broken off, jagged to touch with my tongue. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z The group walked to their morning classes, splintering as they broke off to find their homerooms. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z I wanted to look away, but her gaze held me until Edward broke off mid-sentence and made an angry noise under his breath. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Experimental work for his thesis was broken off so that the coiled-coil equations could be taken up with redoubled effort. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z The road broke off into a deep gorge. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z At every rasp and bang, another chunk of my courage broke off and I was even more unhappy. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z It was a nerve-racking job: the VC always tried to kill the radio operator to break off communications. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z “I told you. I have no sister. We put aside our kin when we say our words. I cannot help Arya, much as I—” He broke off as they stepped inside her chambers. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z That was how we discovered that the corners of my growth plates had broken off. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z He broke off short as the door opened, and Maxim came into the room. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z The Keeper suddenly broke off his pacing and hurled himself across the room. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Folk said it was a sport in which a bear, with its teeth broken off deliberately, was chained to a post and set upon by a pack of dogs. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z Poseidon broke off the jagged bit of rock to which he was clinging. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Finland turned down a peace offer some time ago, and now the negotiations have been broken off again. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z “Those ships back there....What...? How—?” I broke off, trying to get my words together and my shivering under control. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z “Of course not,” Garland interjected, his face wrinkled with indignation; his words broke off, bitter and sharp. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z I break off from them at full speed, weaving around strollers, shoving between couples, clutching the envelopes to my chest. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z We also laugh and joke around and manage to finish the entire bowl of gummies without breaking off any of Emily’s brackets. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z I broke off a twig from the oak tree and stuffed it into my pocket. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z She breaks off a piece of the muffin and pops it into her mouth. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z A group of iron monsters broke off from the marina fight and chased after the Midfolk. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z I break off some larger splinters from the stick. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z The lead broke off neatly, leaving a kind of headless cone, a wooden volcano. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z She broke off, her mouth working strangely, and dragging at the corners. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Bigwig looked at him in astonishment, but Blackavar, apparently unconcerned either to stress what he had said or to break off the talk, simply began to nibble the grass. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z She broke off crossly, for Michael had grasped her skirt in his hands and was shaking her. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z Knowing I couldn’t turn my dogs loose, I broke off enough of the wire to lead them. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z She broke off, and apparently became rededicated to serving Bloomberg’s interests. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z I peeled the wrapper off my chocolate bar and broke off a section. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z She called this period of her life “a season of doubt and conflict” and broke off the engagement with Henry. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z Behind her back the smallest child pauses to break off the tip of every branch she can reach. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z The Tully marriage was his notion, never doubt it, he—” She broke off as Roose Bolton rose to his feet, pale eyes shining in the torchlight. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Sitting down and stitching away in the smoky light, Agnes resumed her catechism where it had broken off. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z He broke off indignantly and deliberately made the sergeant’s ears flap slowly twice, in unison. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Will broke off a square and held it out. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Climbing up into the branches of the burned part, the chief broke off a piece of charcoal and brought it down to his daughter. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z I snagged the remaining half bar of chocolate Jenna had given me from my backpack and broke off a square for each of us. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z “And we’re going to have to be extra careful for the next few days to make sure nothing’s—” She breaks off, unable to say the words. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z A filthy man from the group in front of the tavern broke off from his friends and chased after me. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z She had an interesting, slightly sweaty smell that reminded me of those scallopy leaves of sweet fern you break off and crush between your fingers for the musk of them. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z “Careful,” I told him as a corner of one page broke off. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z When the wobbly eyases stopped eating, Chup broke off a bite of duck and offered it to Frightful. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z "She used to be able to understand. We'd sit for hours----" He broke off and began to walk up and down a desolate path of fruit rinds and discarded favors and crushed flowers. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z I began to cherish hopes I had no right to conceive: that the match was broken off; that rumour had been mistaken; that one or both parties had changed their minds. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z It was the tip of a lead pencil, broken off and wrapped up and presented along with a card that said, “A gross of commas, to be used liberally throughout the year as needed.” Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I approached an iron block as big as a farmer’s cottage and broke off a single flake of rust large as a dinner plate. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Aleksandr let himself out of the hatch in the gunner’s rear cabin, but when Nina tried to open the canopy over the pilot and navigator’s cockpit, the release catch broke off. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z He punched me so hard my lip split open and the loose molar I had been teasing with my tongue broke off. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z These masses of ice form glaciers that reach the edge of the continent, where every year 5,000 to 10,000 icebergs “calve,” or break off, from the ice sheets into the surrounding ocean. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z He pulls a bucket of clay from under the pottery wheel, breaks off fist-sized balls, and tosses one to each of us. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z Beneath the blankets, I shiver convulsively, pieces of me breaking off onto my pillow. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z “Sten!” cried two guards breaking off from another group running in the direction of the treasury. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z I would suck on chips of wood that I broke off my bed planks. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z I broke off a square, and a glob of caramel oozed onto my finger. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z “If Miss Lilian recovers,” Mother was saying, “she might be able to tell the police something about Diana and Georgie. Maybe she saw something, heard something, maybe—” She broke off and began to cry. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z Each time he broke off with one of his young mistresses and returned to her side, he demanded that she marry him, in a desperate attempt to hang on to her love and find forgiveness. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Beneath the skull he saw another, smaller, the jaw broken off. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z ‘Cram,’ he said under his breath, as he broke off a crisp corner and nibbled at it. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z The three Domishmen were with him, talking, but they broke off when the queen appeared. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z In another place, his little sister lifted her head to sing to the moon, and a hundred small grey cousins broke off their hunt to sing with her. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z The digging was easy and although they often broke off to feed or merely to sit in the sun, before midday Hazel was out of sight and tunneling between the tree roots. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “That’s no cat! Don’t you know what it is? Your mother—” He broke off. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z He unwrapped a small baked cake with creamy frosting and broke off a large piece. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z Mario broke off one corner and held it out to the cricket on the end of his finger. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z “Do you break off,” she asked then, with her former air of being afraid of me, “because you hate me too much to bear to speak to me?” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z “No, of course there isn’t. When somebody’s sent here, there’s no . . .” Startled by the expression of distress on his pale face, she suddenly broke off. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z “The time and effort you’ve put into teaching her and getting her ready for this test, and ...” She breaks off, blinking hard. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z Smith signaled to Pollard, and Seabiscuit broke off- and kicked over the track. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Gum Baby broke off from harassing a cluster of butterflies and ran over as well. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Lancelot broke off a bough of rotten wood, and jumped down on the other side of his horse, so that the horse was between them. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Director Van Helsing breaks off from a group of adults once we get close. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z Odinchezo broke off a large leaf from the ede plant and gave it to her to use as a makeshift umbrella. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Howling, he picked me up and hurled me into the dining room, but I got right up and hit him with one of Mom’s prized cherry-wood chairs, breaking off one of its legs. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Harry started to explain in a whisper, but at that moment the headmaster stood up to speak, and he broke off. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z It was like her head was broke off from her body and thrown away. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z "Hmm. T might be—" She breaks off, bending over to dislodge a pebble from the wheel. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z He broke off and turned to the window again, singing softly. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z His voice broke off, and it was just the wind and his rushed breaths for a few moments, jagged with anger. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z Jonathan gratefully took it, broke off a piece for the boy, then greedily devoured his own portion. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z Before I climbed into the tub, I picked the ropelike body out with a twig broken off a broom and threw it in the toilet. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z “No, that was on the ground when I said that to you. I said that to you on the ground, and then the two of us started to climb ...” he broke off. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z The primary satellite dish had broken off, remember? The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z “Who—” the girl began and then broke off; she bit her lip as if savagely angry. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z Within moments, they remove a block like a puke-green Hershey bar and break off smaller squares. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z It is kinky, more pubic than cranial, and whitish blond, breaking off easily, like hay. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z They pinned themselves between the ladders, perched precariously above the blurred ground and slept in nodding shifts that broke off at abrupt moments when the train jerked forward or slammed to a slower speed. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z She ask how you unscrew a lightbulb that done broke off in the socket and I tell her a raw potato. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z It breaks off and she seems to catch it and fidget with it in her hands. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z When they finally reached the Jade River, the road broke off in four directions. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Rick broke off, the conduits of his brain humming, calculating, and selecting; he altered what he had started to say. “—would detect it,” he finished. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z Then several of the others broke off their conversation and faced us, as the applause muffled down behind the closing door. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z I gradually broke off many of the contacts that Anne had made and let the store become a junk shop. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Kids would break off and cluster into their cliques and groups. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Five members of the king's small council broke off their discussion suddenly. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “Why are you opening the window? The air outside is even hotter than in here. We—” Fenoglio broke off and stared in amazement at the animal in Meggie's arms. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z He was staring at the sky, broke off for a moment to look at us, and then went back to his meditation. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z The only thing that was wrong with it was that one of the wings of the rocket was broken off. The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z I flounder through the water, the edges of the ice breaking off as I step. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Then abruptly on the third rotation Natalie breaks off and heads to the west stairs. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z Henry breaks off and says, “How do you want to do this?” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z He broke off the bombing attacks and turned his attention to the Soviets. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z It seemed to him that he had already frozen, that pieces could be broken off him, as one chips bits from a cake of ice. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z A vicious bass growling, a shocking snapping sound, and a high keening, suddenly breaking off. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z And for her part, she tolerates him better than she does any of the rest of us, even breaking off some of her bread to give him at lunchtime. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z To make matters worse, the path broke off entirely and sheer cliffs loomed ahead of them. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z “It is the body that is old. Sometimes I am afraid I will break off a finger as one breaks a stick of chalk. And the spirit is no older and not much wiser.” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z Knowing that if the police did chase us, they would probably chase the largest segment, I broke off and turned left, right into the arms of the first police officer. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z Suddenly one of the prisoners near the end of the line broke off and ran. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z She broke off and rubbed her eyes, which were red with tiredness. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Back in the darkest corner of my heart it lay, so well pressed that its fragile edges might chip, break off, even disintegrate if I tried to touch it. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z He kicked a cleared place in the snow out where the fire wouldnt set the tree alight and he carried wood from the other trees, breaking off the limbs and shaking away the snow. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z I break off branches from the holly bushes and a few sprigs of pine and carry them inside. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z Next, he broke off some bread, a chunk that he would have been excited to share with his siblings if a relative had visited and brought it as a gift. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z David breaks off an edge of crust and tosses it to the dog. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z While I took a break off the ice and ate a hot dog from the food hut, I leaned against the rail and watched Ma and Yvonne out there, skating around the rink. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z I hand him a slice of bread, and when he thinks I’m not looking, he breaks off a corner and crumbles it on the floor for the chickens. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z He stared in front of him, breaking off from his story, and I wondered if he was thinking, as I was, of that flooded cabin beneath the waters in the bay. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z It was when one of the kids poked me in the back of my neck with a pencil and the tip of the lead broke off in my skin. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z He broke off awkwardly, suddenly aware that he was preaching at me. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z And as the far off hand of Quinn tightened its pressure in easy stages, the laughter grew forced, an element of hollow uncertainty entered, and people broke off to wonder. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z Wesley's voice broke off and he took a breath. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Manolo wants to meet you, Minerva wrote us, and then added, For your eyes only: You’ll be pleased to know he broke off his engagement. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z And then his musings broke off, and he saw that Denethor and Gandalf still looked each other in the eye, as if reading the other’s mind. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z Below the Morelos Dam the river turns into a maze of irrigation canals, marshland, and dead-end channels, among which McCandless repeatedly lost his way: Canals break off in a multitude of directions. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I’m not sure what my face was revealing, but he suddenly broke off. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z He stood mostly in the corner of the room, still shocked and confused by Alma’s quick decision to break off their engagement and ask him to leave. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z The starlit heaven reminded me of a large blue umbrella, outspread and with the handle broken off. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Everyone discouraged my grandmother from breaking off her marriage. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z “Ain’t that one funny with the—” But Baby Girl done broke off from my hand. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Then the singing broke off abruptly, and the child cried again. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z She stood by herself in the dark back yard, breaking off pieces of bark from the oak tree with her fingernails. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z He conquered him and broke off one of his horns. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z “I know this because that stonecutter was my ancestor! He passed his skill down from generation to generation to…” The man broke off and looked closely at Amah. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z He holed up alone, reading Zane Grey novels and wishing himself into them, a man and his horse on the frontier, broken off from the world. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z They’ll be saying—” A single high metal ring on the phone broke off what people would say about the new minister. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z Strands of it broke off without too much effort. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z She broke off a piece of cookie, popped it into her mouth, and chewed. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z He ran from die shelter to the pines and started breaking off the low, dead small limbs. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z Cole fingered blades of grass under his left hand, then broke off a few and brought them to his bps. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z They broke off from Laila, and, still arguing this way, turned in to their street. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z Six feet off the slack, it made a poot sound and then fell back in a cloud of gray smoke and landed heavily, breaking off its nose cone. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z "Well, I tried to swing the wheel----" He broke off, and suddenly I guessed at the truth. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z She broke off, because Roy Baty had appeared, abruptly throwing the door of the apartment open and entering; a trail of wire rustled after him. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z She was obliged to break off from these very pleasant observations, which were otherwise of a sort to run into great length, by the eagerness of Harriet’s wondering questions. Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z With Hellmuth’s confession in hand, American officials told Argentina to break off relations with the Nazis or face the consequences. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z And I thought how convenient it would be now I didn't have to announce to everybody at college I had broken off with Buddy and start the boring business of blind dates all over again. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z Kim breaks off a leg, scoops up a bowl of rice, and hands it to me. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z As Strider raised it they saw that near the end its edge was notched and the point was broken off. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Jule leaps from the roof to the branches of a neighboring tree and breaks off a sharp stick to use as a weapon. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z “I just wondered where you —” Ron broke off, shrugging. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z He stayed in an hour, breaking off every few minutes to come back to me and talk. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z Both men broke off their conversation and waited in stony silence for him to go. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z After a time, the steps broke off and the group trod a narrow pathway of hard-packed stones. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z "A noble lady does not feed dogs at her table," she said, breaking off another piece of comb and letting the honey drip down onto her bread. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z As soon as the Argo II had passed into the straits, Arion broke off his harassment. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z He’d even broken off a branch so he could root around. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z Nevertheless there was a vague understanding that had to be tactfully broken off before I was free. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z Nonetheless, neither of us had any hesitation in breaking off work for the weekend. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z The autopsy report claimed that the channel of pus formed as a result of infection caused by the tiny splintered bones broken off by the bullet. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Jam waved her hand to get Ube’s attention, breaking off his conversation with Redemption. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z “I’m not throwing anyone anywhere. Seriously, Mom. It’s not like I’m breaking off an engagement.” Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z “That it must be oiled now and then or it will get brittle, and pieces will break off.” Silent To The Bone 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z It took two more hits for the whole thing to finally break off with a crunch. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z “If we can break off the legs, we can use the top as a stretcher.” Time Bomb 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z Half the ship’s oars were broken off or tangled. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z He scanned the area above the beach and found four dry treetops that had been broken off by the storm. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z Mustafa breaks off a bunch of the grapes sitting in the bowl and pops a few in his mouth. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z “Um, do you have an extra pencil? My tip just broke off,” I lied. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z The desolate picture of wildlife loss had changed little when the biologists resumed the studies broken off in 1955. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Reb Saunders and I broke off our discussion and looked at him. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z Sticky said, when the message broke off and didn’t resume. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z I used the point of my spoon to break off a segment of kabob koobideh. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z In the meantime, the isolation which had suddenly fallen upon his sister after the sudden breaking off of the recital had overwhelmed her. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z The second time was from the A&P, when Lucas had to hold on to the edge of a display to shove some oranges high up and the stupid edge broke off in his hand. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z “Though he did recently have the lock broken off. Had to get a new one installed. I don’t suppose your daughter would know anything about that?” The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z She broke off suddenly and sat looking out across the quiet field, her hands folded in her lap. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z I break off a twig and scrape at the dust in the outlines. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z “Captain Candless—” Nailer broke off, thinking of the shots fired in the darkness, the spray of blood as the captain went down. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z The keys on Robbie's piano had a subtle unevenness of color and shape, places where bits of the ivory had broken off over time, leaving them looking like a set of bad teeth. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z His curly beard was green and white with lichen, and one of the prongs of his trident had broken off before Davos had been bom, yet somehow he still managed to impress. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Inside was a black-and-white bull’s horn, the base jagged from being broken off, the tip splattered with dried blood. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z “The operator hit rock instead of coal. The teeth have been broken off. I will build new ones.” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z “Will you have a spray of jessamine?” he asked, breaking off a few blossoms as he passed. The Awakening 1899-04-22T00:00:00Z Some of the horses are scratched and weathered, their tails broken off or their saddles chipped. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z I unwrapped it, broke off a square, and slid it into my mouth. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z And that is how we know Tehlu cares for us, and watches us, and keeps us safe from— Trapis broke off his story as Jaspin began to howl and thrash against his restraints. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The instant her voice broke off, ceasing to compel my attention, my belief, I felt the basic insincerity of what she had said. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z Lacey and I managed to break off all the beer cans except the one that was superglued directly to Ben’s hand. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z Aposiopesis—a sudden breaking off as if at a loss for words—can be intended to stir pathos. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z He broke off and lifted his eyes above the River, and it seemed to him that all he could see was a vast and threatening shadow. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z But he wouldn’t be breaking off any pinkie bones for Calixte. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z The recording broke off, and Jam rushed to send one back. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z He broke off a corner out of force of habit and was about to reach down with it when he remembered—there was no fox under the table. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z It was heavy work, and boring; there was nothing to it but swinging my pickax again and again, breaking off big chunks of salt that another prisoner shoveled into a donkey cart. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z The cheap glass body broke off and fell to the ground, leaving me holding its handle. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z A few fairies broke off from the main group to intercept them. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z Dorothy broke off a piece of donut and stuck it under the lid of the shoe box. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z If for some reason the dog is there waiting for you, break off and jump on that old car that's been sitting in front of Sadani's house. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z He breaks off, panting for breath “...What are you doing? That feels amazing. So amazing...” American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z Even her figurehead had not escaped; one of his arms had broken off, the one with all his scrolls. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z He fell to all fours and, tossing his head, broke off from her gaze as though embarrassed. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z After Hamlet’s play broke off and the audience dispersed, worried and whispering, the night turned even more foul. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z “What?” the Owner snapped into the receiver, breaking off the phone midsqueal. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z “The ceremony is quite broken off,” subjoined the voice behind us. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z Partway up the trunk, a branch had broken off, and the wound was leaking golden resin. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z A few of the fighters paused to yell a greeting at me, but no one broke off to ask about Leper. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z In the end his mother broke off three-quarters of the chocolate and gave it to Winston, giving the other quar-ter to his sister. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z And then I grabbed a cupcake and broke off a piece. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z He broke off as a thought occurred to him. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Shivering, Cole took the stick in his fists and broke off one side. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z And, taking advantage of Mr. Gardner’s necessities, they broke off, swearing they would work no longer, unless he would discharge his black carpenters. Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass 1845-05-01T00:00:00Z Women picked out the seeds for the smallest ones and broke off little bits of the meat for themselves. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z The song broke off abruptly as he strode into his sister's bedchamber. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Our group got smaller the farther into the prison we went, with groups breaking off at the hospital building and at every side corridor. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z You pressed its tail and it opened its mouth and you put the coin in between its tusks, one of which had been broken off and glued back on. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z He often breaks off in his speech and stares in front of him. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Tom sprang away, and breaking off a hanging branch smote the side of the willow with it. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z “I’m really sorry I broke off your foot,” said Thorn as he helped the robot up from the weeds. The Wild Robot 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z The minute Marly broke off the tight old leaves, the flowers opened right away. Miracles on Maple Hill 1956-08-01T00:00:00Z You break off little flakes, because one flake is salty enough to flavor a bite of rice. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘Just a fool’s hope, as I have been told. And when I heard of Cirith Ungol —’ He broke off and strode to the window, as if his eyes could pierce the night in the East. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z One huge branch had recently broken off and fallen, and three pine trunks lay bent double under its weight. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z He broke off and hid his bead in his hands. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z “This big, without any of the little bits broken off.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “I haven’t touched a drop since that night...” he broke off suddenly. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “You broke off the left end, but a left end still exists. Go ahead, break it off again.” Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z There it was, a big thorn that had broken off right in the middle of her heel. A Long Walk to Water 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z In the city’s Scollay Square, a group of the Harvard volunteers were set upon by a gang of toughs who had broken off from the more than five thousand troublemakers gathered there. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z After breaking off a long Jimpson weed to use as a prod, I got up on Rubin’s shoulder, and he raised me up. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z “Thank you. I wanted to thank you. My father would have loved that story. It’s the ...” I broke off. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z But I can see him studying his newspaper, breaking off regularly to look up at the passers-by on the pavement outside. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z But the Latins said the Cornucopia was the horn of Achelous which Hercules broke off when he conquered that river-god, who had taken the form of a bull to fight him. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z She broke off the dead limbs, pushed back live ones, and wiggled upward. Frightful's Mountain 2001-05-21T00:00:00Z “So spit it out, Moss,” his mother said, breaking off part of a biscuit that Shamika had made. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z The tips of his frozen hair would simply break off. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z Hattie broke off a corner of the bread and tasted it. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z Joan began to explain my case to the second number, which did answer, but then broke off and said "I see" and hung up. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z They broke off their conversation about what action Dumbledore might be taking, even now, to stop Voldemort only when the lunch trolley arrived. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Some of her fingernails were broken off and bloodied, as if she’d tried to scratch herself out of a box. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z She removed pots, wooden spoons, a drinking gourd, an old cloth Aunt Chipo once used to cover her hair, and a knife Uncle Kufa had hurled into a bush when the tip broke off. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Hazel was talking to them reassuringly, but broke off as Bigwig appeared out of the dark. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z "We can build it just here between the bathing pool and the platform. Of course-" He broke off, frowning, thinking the thing out, unconsciously tugging at the stub of a nail with his teeth. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z She fell down the stairs and broke off one of her front teeth. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Asha was laughing at something one of her men had said, but broke off at his approach. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z In pencil it said, “Later. Well, right there the pen give out. One of the points broke off. I’ll have to buy another penpoint in the village—rusted right through.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Simon broke off and turned to Piggy who was looking at him with an expression of derisive incomprehension. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z We broke off from the line and ran over to hug our mother and let her hug us. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z Suddenly the king broke off, his arm upraised, as though frozen in place. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z But now the roar and clapping of hands became a song and I saw Brother Jack break off and bounce to the door. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Then another hoarse scream erupted, sudden and desperate and just as suddenly silenced, broken off by lurid, ripping bone snap. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z I broke off before I could finish, and John Henry grinned. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z A phalanx breaks off from the others and rushes up the stairs. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z She unwrapped it halfway and broke off a piece for Jule and a piece for herself. Genuine Fraud 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z The tip of the cutlass broke off and fell to the flagstone walk. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z His frame was delicate, his wrists as narrow as mine, with knobs of bone that looked like they could be broken off like hard candy. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z “Well, the good news is that your patron isn’t here. The bad news is ...” I broke off, drawing a deeper breath. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Then she took out her glue and showed me the envelope where she'd put the pieces of countries and oceans and mountains that had broken off. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z I ram the chisel with the hammer, watch a corner of the stone break off, watching myself rush into the surf that winter day. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z He jabbed the spear into the ground, and the point broke off. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z He plucked some twigs from the nearest tree and broke off a few short branches, shredding the twigs and placing them as well as he could before striking a match. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z When he pushed open the door, the man broke off. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z But he broke off as Kingsley had stepped forward on the raised platform to address those who had remained behind. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z He made a slow circle, broke off a piece of sagebrush, and dropped it on the ground. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Peeta is still eating, breaking off bits of roll and dipping them in hot chocolate. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z As soon as she saw that their intentions were serious, she broke off the relationship with a ferocious refusal. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “I mean, how do they expect to get away with it? Do you think they’ve been drinking, or are they just —” But she broke off abruptly and looked over her shoulder. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Becky feeds him the crusts off her toast—breaks off little bits, and shrieks every time she feels Shiloh’s mouth slurp them out of her fingers. Shiloh 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z When they saw Ghost, some of the dogs broke off and ran, while others began to bay and growl. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Gay held the needle in his hand and the point was broken off. Cannery Row 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z After Castro took power in 1959, the United States broke off diplomatic relations with Cuba. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z Indeed, once, shortly after lunch, I recall I came upon the two gentlemen talking rather furtively just inside the library doorway, and it was my distinct impression they broke off their discussion upon my approach. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z His voice broke off and I nodded grimly. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z “Besides, if I can just spend some time with them, maybe—” She broke off, not able to believe she’d actually been about to tell Rishi her thought process. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z “I was going to die there—” she broke off, embarrassed. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z We struggled in some equality for a while, and then when we were sure we were too late for dinner, we broke off. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z Half of the branches broke off and all the spindly leaves are brown and soggy. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z He broke off the cork and the end had to be shoved down into the bottle. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z But a part of me lies buried in lace and roses on a river-bank in France—a part of me is broken off forever. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z I broke off a rabbit ear for each of them. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z “Day before yesterday,” she repeated, breaking off a spray of Mademoiselle’s geranium; “then if you had not met me here to-day you wouldn’t—when—that is, didn’t you mean to come and see me?” The Awakening 1899-04-22T00:00:00Z High lords and serv-ing girls alike broke off what they were doing and moved to the balustrade. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z Not so long ago, the woods must have extended further, because you could see here and there ghostly dead trunks poking out of the soil, most of them broken off only a few feet up. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z But when he does, and angry though he still is, he says this disagreement is no reason to break off their relationship. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z A section of the hull broke off behind him with a loud crack, and green seawater began to gush inside. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z He broke off as several persons strolled up to inspect the picture. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z It had broken off one of the planes and shot through the tower to land all the way out here in the street. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z Colonists in Jamestown broke off from complaining about their Indian neighbors to complain about the depredations of the rats they had accidentally imported. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Now she saw him and she asked, breaking off her conversation with Roy: “You hungry, little sleepyhead?” Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z I noticed for the first time that some of his front teeth were broken off. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Mamita would take a warm, fresh egg from beneath one of our hens, then break off a bunch of small branches from the chilca tree. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The head was broken off one of the jinny horses and a booth was destroyed. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Sometimes we broke off pieces of comb and pushed them down into the jars before we filled them. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z She did not think the French should have tested atomic weapons in Algeria, of course, but she did not understand why it mattered enough for Balewa to break off diplomatic relations with France. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z So Tendai, not seeing any spoons or forks, broke off a piece of sad^a with his fingers and popped it into his mouth. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z Granddad opened the fudge, broke off a piece, and offered it to me. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z “I thought I heard the front—” She broke off to take in Zooey’s general appearance. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z Never mind that he hasn’t completely broken off with S., though there is some progress on that front. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z When she objected to his ranting, he broke off the conversation and didn’t call back for months. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z He took the spray and broke off a twig for her. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z “They haven’t been out today. And of course—” She had a habit of breaking off her sentences in the middle. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z I took the big stick out of my backpack—a bedpost I’d broken off Crusty’s Safari Deluxe floor model. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z She broke off at the sound of footsteps on the stairs. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Instead it broke off abruptly after a few minutes. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z The god struggled, flinging the dead aside, breaking off ribs and skulls, but the skeletons kept coming, pinning the god’s arms. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “They just miss him so much. We all do. That was why—” He breaks off. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z “Sure. If you mean the whole campaign—” I broke off. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z Once we hit the wood line the ARVNs broke off from us and went ahead. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The peanut butter, which was supposed to dissolve in the milk, broke off into clumps, like soft pebbles. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z Running to the spacecraft, he hugged Landing Strut B. After a few moments, he broke off the embrace to perform another round of leaping celebrations. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z The line of his life is simply broken off, an abrupt dead end. I couldn’t finish my brother’s story 2014-09-15T04:00:00Z Clarissa goes to the florist, visits her dying friend, and muses on what her life would have been like had she not, years ago, broken off a budding romance with him. Review: ‘The Hours’ Will Bring Renée Fleming Back to the Met 2022-03-20T04:00:00Z He tells me how much they loved each other and he doesn’t understand why she broke off the relationship. My birth mother’s terrible accusations are tearing me apart | Dear Mariella 2019-10-06T04:00:00Z At one point a section breaks off and tilts down to meet the ground; at another the park swells up and grazes the structure’s underbelly. Architecture Review: Turning Design on Its Side 2011-06-27T22:10:08Z But after we arrived, he balked: his divorce was still too fresh, the ex-wife boundaries were not in place, and our engagement was broken off twice. Modern Love: The Magi at 10,000 Feet - Modern Love 2011-12-22T21:15:04Z How unexpected: It surprised me that the glaciers in Patagonia flow down into forested areas, often ending in large lakes where bright-blue icebergs break off and float away. Tackling Patagonia’s peaks and valleys 2017-04-13T04:00:00Z What to write home about: The addicting Roti Canai, crispy, flaky flat bread, is a booze sponge for the 2 a.m. crowd; break off little pieces and mop up the lentil curry. Kedai Makan: Capitol Hill’s trendy, tasty Malaysian takeout 2013-03-21T20:40:47Z Asked why she'd broken off recording sessions to attend the Brits, the star replied: "I think I'm going to butter up some radio people!" Will.i.am reveals album cast list 2012-02-22T14:20:44Z After about an hour of lecturing from the lawyer duo, we broke off into small groups, and were given worksheets to read and discuss among ourselves. I took Fox News’ sexual harassment class 2013-06-04T11:45:00Z The first version, in plastic, was stolen and ended up at a police station; the second, in cement, had its nose broken off, and was regularly sprayed with graffiti. Katharina Fritsch on her Fourth Plinth cockerel sculpture: 'I didn't want to make fun – but I was invited' 2013-07-24T18:29:00Z She began to let her imagination roam: the “Hansel” featured a large book-shaped screen with sections that the singers could actually break off and eat. Netia Jones, Making Maurice Sendak’s Creatures Sing 2012-10-07T05:00:06Z It might be possible for you to break off the romance with this man while still remaining friends with him. Ask Amy: Girlfriend wants to ditch the guy, keep his friends 2016-01-03T05:00:00Z “Maluma is an ecosystem, a universe that breaks off into different branches, but it is all connected by one thing: love for art.” Maluma, Fashion Chameleon 2022-03-12T05:00:00Z The passage is so small, the female’s wings and antennae break off. Are there wasps in the figs we eat? The answer is 'maybe' 2019-11-24T05:00:00Z I was surfing in the breaks off New Smyrna Beach, Fla., a city known to many as the Shark Attack Capital of the World and to me as home. How to Survive in the ‘Shark Attack Capital of the World’ 2020-09-03T04:00:00Z Out comes a strange object: a life-size orange hand from which all the fingers except the erect middle one have been broken off. A Fine Italian Hand 2010-10-11T18:30:00Z “In this region we have a saying that a young man is like a rose …” He breaks off for a moment and then does not finish the sentence. Is trauma handed down through generations? 2019-10-24T04:00:00Z He gives the example of Jimmy Connors, who was known as a wild child for most of his career, having broken off multiple engagements, including one to Chris Evert, before marrying the model Patti McGuire. Singles Become Doubles 2013-08-30T21:03:03Z “I have destroyed the truffle,” he groaned, displaying the chunk he had broken off. Truffles in Paradise. (And It’s Not Italy.) 2016-11-16T05:00:00Z There is also a high risk of breaking off the needle, as I had seen happen to my former lover. My 11th time kicking heroin: My frightening journey from honor student to homeless junkie to mother of three 2016-03-12T05:00:00Z I broke off reading at that point to compose a tweet. Etcetera: Steven Poole's non-fiction choice ? reviews 2011-08-05T21:55:00Z They’re synchronized to the corresponding books, so if you need to break off reading to drive, you can have the audiobook play instead, starting where you left off reading. Review: Amazon unlimited e-book service is limited 2014-07-18T04:00:00Z Worse still, she breaks off a feather from her fan and adds it to the three others. Review | The perfect novel for our age of lost honor: ‘The Four Feathers’ 2018-07-30T04:00:00Z "If billionaires can break off a piece of their agricultural properties, maybe we can build cooperative farms, community gardens — and we can keep money in that community," says Renfro. Is it possible to decolonize the wine industry? 2022-10-30T04:00:00Z At this point she breaks off, not to cry, but to direct an apologetic stare over my shoulder. Juliette Binoche: the queen of Cannes 2010-05-28T06:59:00Z Soon the various players break off into short three-note melodic bits, quivering strings, fidgety rhythms and sustained sonorities that keep swelling and diminishing. Review: The New Jersey Symphony Orchestra Returns, With Gusto 2021-10-10T04:00:00Z It keeps the tips from being broken off the pencils, and it protects my purse should a pen leak. Hints From Heloise: Bothersome backpacks The videos break off as soon as the child screams, gets angry, turns ugly. Elena Ferrante: ‘Beauty triumphs in childhood photos, along with charm, joy, happy laughter’ 2018-09-08T04:00:00Z Hundreds of years ago, salting your food was a laborious process: salt was typically kept in a cellar and broken off in large clumps before being sprinkled over dishes. Your salt and pepper shakers have a surprisingly spicy history 2022-04-06T04:00:00Z Soloway breaks off to shout at a short-haired woman who has just walked in. Transparent’s Jill Soloway: ‘The words male and female describe who we used to be’ 2017-05-21T04:00:00Z Its most notable feature is a white roof with an overhang that stretches so far from the side of the building it looks like it "might break off". Amsterdam museum re-opens doors 2012-09-24T15:26:23Z The statue was intact, except for the nose, some fingers and a hand that had broken off. Statue leaves Italy for 1st time since 1816 for US 2011-06-03T15:01:07Z I imagine a switch in his head in the 'brilliant' position with the handle broken off. Joss Whedon: 'I kept telling my mum reading comics would pay off' 2013-06-02T05:00:01Z It’s important to Song’s overall design that one of the most crucial and extended sequences in “Past Lives” takes place not long after Nora breaks off with Hae Sung when they’re young adults. ‘Past Lives’ Review: Longing for a Future 2023-06-01T04:00:00Z Ms. Cachay had told her family over Thanksgiving that she was breaking off the relationship. Death at Soho House 2011-02-04T23:13:13Z Six years ago, Ronny — my most profound love to date — broke off our decade-plus together for the reason that he couldn’t do monogamy anymore. Modern Love: When the Toast Is: ?To Your Health? 2010-05-14T21:53:00Z Plenty of Fish lets daters broadcast themselves to a bunch of prospects and then break off into one-on-one video chats. The awkward intimacy of video dates, when they’re in your bedroom but you can’t touch 2020-03-26T04:00:00Z I feel that if I say something she might break off her friendship and resent me later. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: Premarital sex isn’t the issue. A lack of self-knowledge is. 2018-08-27T04:00:00Z Once, he tried to stab his friend in the gut, only to have his knife break off on his buddy’s belt buckle. He’s already a famous surgeon and author, so why is Ben Carson toying with a longshot presidential bid? He worked for the big guys for a dozen years before breaking off on his own to found Casa de Piedra and become the face of an independent grower-producer winemaking movement. T Magazine: Baja Fresh 2012-11-15T20:00:49Z I hated that she made me an accomplice to her cheating, and ended up mostly breaking off the friendship. Carolyn Hax: There’s no need to be Par-tay City’s hostess with the mostest 2016-01-15T05:00:00Z At the end of the lovely “Cause love’s such an old-fashioned word” section, they reached up and touched hands, breaking off slowly at “This is our last dance, this is ourselves.” David Bowie, Celebrated by His Friends 2016-09-30T04:00:00Z As the story begins, she has broken off her engagement to another Justice Department lawyer because he was considering reconciliating with his ex-wife. A chilling look at crimes against women in ‘A Good Killing’ 2015-06-07T04:00:00Z Mr Stevens was first to break off from the group, tapping shoulders and waving tiredly at those of us who still had a way to go. George Craig: Shuttered Windows 2011-07-22T22:02:01Z To prepare asparagus stock and asparagus: Trim the asparagus by breaking off the woody ends. Recipe: Lasagna with Asparagus and Herbs 2014-06-02T04:00:00Z He also took swipe at the denial of "disconnection": the Scientology practice whereby members are allegedly told to break off contact with their friends and families. Paul Haggis: 'You have to question your beliefs' 2011-01-06T22:30:02Z While bits of Sheila’s body begin to break off and decompose, Joel desperately hunts for a scientific answer to what’s happening to her — and possibly a cure. ‘Santa Clarita Diet’ has its moments. Drew Barrymore isn’t responsible for any of them. 2017-02-03T05:00:00Z There’s a place between two stands of trees where the grass grows uphill and the old revolutionary road breaks off into shadows near a meeting-house abandoned by the persecuted who disappeared into those shadows. Adrienne Rich’s Poetic Transformations 2016-05-12T04:00:00Z And now, to get between buildings, “I must run like there is a bear chasing me. . . . This is not the weather that I order — ow!” she breaks off, a victim of the weather. Dear Northerners: We get that this weather is no big deal for you. Now please shut up. 2018-01-04T05:00:00Z After a Houdiniesque escape from a water tank goes wrong, the talent show breaks off and is replaced by a vaudeville-style revue that is frequently exasperating. A Splashy, Messy All-Naked Revue 2022-10-06T04:00:00Z Sultans breaks off the tip of an uninhabited island, and it’s only accessible by boat. Surfing in the Age of the Omnipresent Camera 2019-08-26T04:00:00Z So the always practical Sookie, tough to the end, broke off the handle of her shovel and climbed down into the grave. 'True Blood' Recap: Finale Says Farewell to Bad Things 2014-08-25T04:00:00Z “In Buddhist statues, the arms and hands are the parts that break off the easiest, and certain positions of the hands and fingers, the mudra, promote healing and compassion.” At Frieze London, a Web of Art Circling the World 2022-10-08T04:00:00Z The ice on which it stands is moving at a rate of 400 metres a year, and one day will break off and float away, so Halley VI can be relocated when necessary. Halley VI research station, Antarctica – review 2013-02-10T08:00:03Z Would-be authors send her their manuscripts, she tells me, then breaks off for a short, barking laugh. Ruth Rendell: a life in writing 2013-03-01T10:00:01Z While visiting Antonietta one day, she ran a slice of bread she had dried out in the oven under a streaming faucet, then broke off a piece for me to taste. The make-ahead Thanksgiving stuffing you can cook right now 2021-11-06T04:00:00Z The bone, too, was starting to rot and break off into flakes. Richard Flanagan’s Way With Intimacy 2014-10-15T04:00:00Z But the central tether will be this one host with the guests, and then it breaks off into these lanes. Tamron Hall is back, and she's ready to talk with America 2019-09-08T04:00:00Z The Artiste’s feather boa is molting all over the stage, little clumps breaking off and drifting to the floor. Review: ‘Music Hall,’ a Meditation in Stage Poetry by Jean-Luc Lagarce 2015-04-06T04:00:00Z The article appeared instead as a feature on the editorial page, and Mr. Salinger felt so betrayed that he broke off with the teenagers and built a six-and-a-half-foot fence around his property. 2010-01-29T13:57:00Z I've finished the first draft and am working on the second, though I'm about to break off and take a road-trip for research purposes. Paperback Q&A: Ian Rankin on The Impossible Dead 2012-05-22T12:47:45Z She broke off her engagement, though her fiancé remained a close friend and was a frequent visitor and supporter of the abbey until his recent death. Nun famous for kissing Elvis prays for miracle 2011-12-24T04:08:04Z But two younger women broke off to head west to stand in front of a townhouse on East 77th Street that was once their dorm and is now a medical office and apartment building. ‘Where Out-of-Town Girls Could Come Feel Safe in New York’ 2017-12-13T05:00:00Z Transporting the artifacts became an issue of international concern in 2014 after the beard of the ancient Egyptian king's golden burial mask was accidentally broken off by workers changing the lights in its display case. New Cairo museum hopes Tutankhamun's chariot will be a draw for tourists 2017-05-24T04:00:00Z You write that temporarily breaking off your relationship with Clay was "the most daring decision" of your life. Literary journalist Gail Sheehy on her 'Daring' career 2014-09-20T04:00:00Z “For me,” he writes in “Mortality,” “to remember friendship is to recall those conversations that it seemed a sin to break off: the ones that made the sacrifice of the following day a trivial one.” ‘Mortality,’ by Christopher Hitchens 2012-08-31T22:50:05Z Ms. Kosoy was buying a gift for a new paramour, after breaking off an engagement last year. Up Close: Bianca Kosoy Adds Her Creative Touch to Equinox: Up Close 2012-08-29T19:30:41Z The author ultimately broke off contact with his father, who continued to hound him for money, styled himself “Ron le Carré” and once threatened to sue him. John le Carré, Best-Selling Author of Cold War Thrillers, Dies at 89 2020-12-13T05:00:00Z Bobbitt argues that Machiavelli broke off writing the Discourses in order to compose "because he believed he saw an opportunity to create a new principality in the centre of Italy". The Garments of Court and Palace: Machiavelli and the World that He Made by Philip Bobbitt – review 2013-07-11T14:59:00Z In her new book, “The Selfishness of Others,” subtitled “An Essay on the Fear of Narcissism,” Kristin Dombek destabilizes that contemporary commonplace, breaking off chunks from the inside. What Happens When We Decide Everyone Else Is a Narcissist 2016-08-17T04:00:00Z My husband broke off a piece of his waffle the other night for her; she gnawed on it while the rest of us ate dinner. The secret ingredient in this waffle recipe makes my kids giggle 2016-02-01T05:00:00Z For more than two decades an essential member of the company Nrityagram, she broke off on her own in 2018 and has been learning to hold a stage alone. Best Dance Performances of 2022 2022-12-02T05:00:00Z When I was completing the first draft of my book in October 2008, I would break off from the day's work to watch the television news. A global tongue 2010-05-08T23:05:00Z Within a few moments, the sisters had broken off from the recipe to demonstrate the talent that brought them from Tehran, with a rendition of their fusion-edged Iranian song for the assembled crowd. World music fest adds the actual taste of what people hear 2014-07-29T04:00:00Z And over the course of a nearly two-hour tour, he repeatedly broke off his narrative to marvel at the beauty of this or that figure, as if spotting a fashionable friend across the room. In Search of Enheduanna, History’s First Named Author 2022-11-09T05:00:00Z While I am on the phone to him he continually breaks off to take orders on his other phone. Is the growth in nitrous oxide misuse a laughing matter? 2014-08-13T04:00:00Z Drivers resting on benches break off from sipping small cups of café touba, a strong peppery coffee, to direct you. Travels with locals: 10 great public transport rides 2015-05-13T04:00:00Z This season, we pick up with the cliffhanger of Raj breaking off his engagement to see if he can reconcile with Janet. What's new on Netflix in April, from "Kim's Convenience" to "#blackAF" 2020-04-04T04:00:00Z His arms are unfortunately broken off, but his athletic wildness is undiminished. Art Review: ‘Bernini: Sculpting in Clay’ at the Metropolitan Museum 2012-10-04T22:43:07Z Thereafter, “The Perfect Guy” becomes a generic beauty-and-the-creep movie, with Leah breaking off the relationship but unable to get rid of Carter. Review: In ‘The Perfect Guy,’ a Stalker Is Stirred 2015-09-11T04:00:00Z Ms. Lorenz, 31, signed on for the procedure at 28, after she broke off an engagement of several years. These Companies Really, Really, Really Want to Freeze Your Eggs 2018-08-29T04:00:00Z Levy believes that Lohan needs to break off family ties for a while and spend at least a year away from the spotlight. Lindsay Lohan's tears mark the start of another bid to clean up and come back 2013-04-13T13:36:17Z Or, if it has reached that point, you may break off relations. Perspective | Miss Manners: Calling a grown sibling ‘mean’ won’t help the situation 2021-09-01T04:00:00Z And as a researcher who studies selective-vaccinating families, Sobo also says she isn’t surprised to see some teens breaking off from their parents’ beliefs. 'God knows how I’m alive': how a teen defied his parents to get vaccinated 2019-03-01T05:00:00Z But he is still not afraid to speak his mind, at one stage breaking off to quip about Stuart Murphy, Sky's director of entertainment channels. BBC's Shane Allen: 'I'm doing the job of comedy gods' 2013-03-24T18:15:01Z But, wrote Ms. Plisetskaya, her aunt, known in the family as Mita, exacted a wrenching emotional cost for her kindness and over the years their relations soured and then broke off completely. Maya Plisetskaya, Ballerina Who Embodied Bolshoi, Dies at 89 2015-05-02T04:00:00Z Devastated, Helen breaks off the engagement and throws her ring into the Thames from Albert Bridge. The greatest film scenes shot on the River Thames – ranked! 2020-06-11T04:00:00Z He breaks off, fixing me with a forbidding gaze. Jacques Audiard: ‘I wanted to give migrants a name, a shape… a violence of their own’ 2016-04-03T04:00:00Z One of the engines broke off and needed changing. Floating sauna sails from Helsinki to Tallinn 2018-08-21T04:00:00Z And in July 2020, she broke off her third engagement to a man she said was a narcissistic abuser. The Wedding Dress Repurposed 2021-06-03T04:00:00Z No need for concern if a piece of medusa-like tentacles breaks off. Step into Kat Hutter and Roger Lee's Seussian world at the Pasadena Museum of California Art 2016-04-23T04:00:00Z Instead, thanks to a technology-enabled courtship, the two end up in a fiery tryst she breaks off before it goes too far. OK "Ted Lasso" fans, time to have a conversation about our dear, wonderful Sam Obisanya 2021-09-25T04:00:00Z He broke off from poking about an archaeological dig in Liverpool to say that all four finalists had already been "galvanised by the process." Derry celebrates culture capital success 2010-07-15T19:41:00Z The Colombian bombshell had just broken off her engagement with Nick Loeb, thought Manganiello was too young for her and wasn't keen on dating an actor. Joe Manganiello is not a meathead, but he's flattered when people think he is 2015-07-01T04:00:00Z All around them, gas mains are exploding, buildings are collapsing; a cemetery is breaking off the mainland and falling into the sea. Elena Ferrante’s New Book: Art Wins 2015-09-01T04:00:00Z On the competitive level, skaters will break off to jump or do a formation, but there are variations. In "Life in Synchro," this hyperfeminist sport empowers women to work together 2020-02-25T05:00:00Z Often the knob would break off, and you’d have to use pliers. 2010-01-12T01:20:00Z In 2003, they said through a spokesman that they had postponed their wedding because of “excessive media attention,” and broke off their engagement months later. Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck Have a Low-Key Midnight Wedding in Las Vegas 2022-07-17T04:00:00Z Both symphonies, however, continually thwart symphonic logic, proceeding as though controlled by nature, ideas breaking off suddenly or recombining with the unpredictability of clouds on a windy day. Making Sibelius modern with Esa-Pekka Salonen 2017-04-07T04:00:00Z Is July too early to break off a piece of pumpkin? Pumpkin flavored Kit-Kats to hit store shelves in July 2020-07-20T04:00:00Z Bolaño is in their company: the quotation here is broken off of a phrase that takes about a page in the book. Revisiting Roberto Bolaño — ‘the Visceral Realist’ 2019-02-01T05:00:00Z Dance was broken off into little chunks when I moved here. Chicago's dance renaissance 2011-01-08T06:00:00Z "Breakfast is as important as oxygen," I tell her, breaking off pieces of the cookie for her. I love being a Girl Dad 2021-06-20T04:00:00Z As in “Strange Interlude,” characters are wont to break off in mid-conversation to pursue internal monologues of subtextual longings and regrets. Review: Remembering the Way It Was (Not) in ‘The Things That Were There’ 2018-10-14T04:00:00Z The last time I turned it on, or at least when I last tried to turn it on, the pull chain broke off. How to repair the pull chain on a lamp 2015-09-08T04:00:00Z So prescient, in fact, was Jackson's statement, that you half-expected him to break off half way through to compliment juror No 3 on her floral maxi dress. Daniel Maier's World of lather 2011-08-05T23:04:00Z “Hold up,” he said to his partner as I fell to my knees and scooped up the deer head and left antler, which had broken off. The Junk Removers Manhandle My Heart 2018-12-28T05:00:00Z But she's also obviously shy and unconsciously builds up a wall of cushions between us, often breaking off to apologise in the middle of a question, asking, "Can we come back to that one?" Ami Metcalf on Walking And Talking like Kathy Burke 2012-06-22T23:01:00Z Then it’s best to break off all the large leaves and fell the whole stalk like a tree, using loppers or even a hatchet, and bring it inside. After the frost, it’s time to harvest the Brussels sprouts “On Golden Pond? I rewatch it all the time. And I… ” Fonda breaks off, sobbing. Jane Fonda: ‘I'm very rarely afraid. Maybe emotional intimacy scares me’ 2020-09-05T04:00:00Z You are obsessively straightening it, even though it is burning and breaking off at the ends. 'Don’t pretend to be something you’re not': a letter to my teenage self 2019-06-01T04:00:00Z But producer Marc Fiore said earlier Wednesday that he had broken off talks because of demands made by Lohan's management team, and planned to meet with other actresses. Lindsay Lohan back in Gotti movie 2011-04-20T23:13:11Z But a chair seat is thin enough that you could probably improvise by breaking off a round toothpick and using a blunt end to tamp with. What to do when the seat won’t screw back into the chair 2021-01-15T05:00:00Z Sky, a pagan from Devon, broke off from a drumming session to explain how crucial it was that Stonehenge was improved. Summer solstice celebrations at Stonehenge hit by funding blow 2010-06-21T11:00:00Z I got so involved I didn't want to break off to show anyone. How we made: Helen Oxenbury and Michael Rosen on We're Going on a Bear Hunt 2012-11-05T17:50:22Z Though there are solos and duets, the ensemble is continually coalescing and dispersing, urgently or informally, with individuals breaking off and joining in. Dance Review: Emanuel Gat and Ballet Gen?ve at the Joyce Theater 2012-02-29T22:36:31Z He uses a latex-gloved hand to break off the fluted white flowers at the top of the stalk. Working in tobacco fields can make kids sick. But they still need the money. 2016-10-05T04:00:00Z But his band absolutely tore it up, with guitarist Scotty Moore establishing the song's patented slow burn before breaking off a fiery guitar solo for the ages. Shelter in place with "Elvis Presley," a foundational classic rock album 2020-05-30T04:00:00Z If any of the asparagus tips break off while you’re doing this, just add them as well. Cook your way through spring with these 5 main ingredients 2017-03-27T04:00:00Z Whereas true empowerment would be…” she breaks off with a laugh. Natalie Dormer: ‘Female empowerment shouldn’t be only about sexuality' 2015-11-23T05:00:00Z It is exactly what I feared: one of those patty-paws romances, a little kiss here, a little wistful regret there, one affair is broken off, another starts up. Christopher Isherwood's Liberation 2012-06-01T21:55:14Z When Junger and Hetherington interview one of them about this experience, he breaks off mid-speech – and of course we, the audience, expect tears: it is a familiar moment in all types of documentary. Restrepo - review 2010-10-07T21:25:00Z “I don’t have the vocabulary to describe what it felt like. And what it still feels like. It is…” She breaks off. Michelle Dockery: 'I consider myself a widow' 2017-11-11T05:00:00Z A day after that interview appeared, at least 10 brands including Porsche and Louis Vuitton broke off endorsement and other deals with Wu. Chinese pop star detained on suspicion of rape 2021-07-31T04:00:00Z The beginning of the trail wandered alongside Grey Lake, bedazzled with blue icebergs broken off a glacier that is part of the 220-mile-long Southern Patagonia Ice Field. Seeking refuge in the wild: Hiking in Chilean Patagonia After receiving the letter, Lady Bellaston is indeed upset and breaks off her relationship with Tom. "Tom Jones" finale highlights all the women he did wrong: "Actions have consequences" 2023-05-22T04:00:00Z Ms. Rusakevich and Ms. Sazonava wrestled, waltzed and cuddled with each other, breaking off to stagger, howling, into the front rows of the tightly packed audience. Banned in Belarus, but the Shows Go On 2015-10-14T04:00:00Z I tell him I'm happy to go without, but several minutes later it's still bothering him, and he breaks off mid-conversation to reach for the phone, declaring only half-jokingly: "I'm sorry, this will not stand." Larry David: 'I'm cranky' 2010-06-25T23:02:00Z These deaths honestly break off whole chunks of me. I failed my friend Dante Barksdale. We all failed him 2021-02-14T05:00:00Z Margot later breaks off the relationship, and Robert handles it about as well as you might expect. ‘Cat Person’ and Other Tales of Discomfort in a Debut Collection 2019-01-08T05:00:00Z Maybe it was because the play — composed of nine vignettes — offered material that students could break off and perform at drama competitions and that professional actors could present at auditions. New York Flop Becomes a Hit Everywhere Else 2010-12-18T03:00:31Z He adds, “I hope it wasn’t sexual,” before breaking off in a cackle. Postscript: Guy Clark, 1941-2016 2016-05-17T04:00:00Z A piece of mortar recently broke off from a part of the Colosseum during closing hours, but caused no injuries. Rome to let tourists see Colosseum underground 2010-05-26T16:04:00Z Below them, women in black gowns moved through a reflecting pool, barely rippling, like chips broken off the Henry Moore sculpture thrusting out of the water behind them. John Luther Adams’s ‘Sila’: New work occupies Lincoln Center plaza It is a glossy, black, cast-urethane representation of a classical column broken off like a tree stump. Art in Review: VINCENT SZAREK: ?Hi-Fi Chassis? 2011-02-17T23:28:00Z Hurt by his rejection, Ms. Mathiowetz broke off the relationship, and they began seeing other people, but still kept in touch. He Said No. Then She Did. But Proposal No. 3 Was the Charm 2016-07-01T04:00:00Z Dorfman’s first date in New York, after breaking off her engagement, is with a friend’s boyfriend’s co-worker, who shows up to the restaurant late, drunk and high, and proceeds to flirt with their bartender. Post-‘Bachelorette,’ Andi Dorfman finds happiness in a ‘Single State of Mind’ 2018-01-11T05:00:00Z In the 1800s, “breaking off pieces of Plymouth Rock in Massachusetts was such a common practice that a nearby grocery kept a hammer and chisel on hand for tourists,” Mr. Potts tells us. Souvenirs 101 2018-04-06T04:00:00Z There was comedy, tinged with regret, in the verve with which the orchestra performed the few hearty measures of the rustic dance before breaking off in mid-thought. Review: Mostly Mozart’s Opening Concert, With a Chopin Encore 2015-07-29T04:00:00Z At the start of “In C,” dancers twitch their way in unison through “Shoulder,” which corresponds to Riley’s first musical figure, before, one by one, breaking off into different movements as further melodic fragments emerge. Sasha Waltz’s ‘In C’ Marries Choreography and Improvisation 2022-04-26T04:00:00Z But their relationship has been rocky, with the couple twice breaking off their engagement plans amid an awkward battle for legal custody of their son. Bristol Palin eyes "Dancing with the Stars": report 2010-08-26T18:55:00Z Many fans are still parsing his decision to break off his engagement with Hannah Ann to pursue a relationship with Madison, especially since the couple called things off soon after the finale aired. What’s on TV Monday: 'Listen to Your Heart’ and ‘The Baker and the Beauty’ 2020-04-13T04:00:00Z Carlile starts touring with her band in a few days and will join up with singer-songwriter Ray LaMontagne at the end of the month for his summer tour before breaking off for some solo shows. Brandi Carlile soars on new live SSO recording 2011-05-02T20:23:05Z If they are dried out and break off easily, put the plant back. Don’t dismiss clearance plants at the garden center. With a little love, they can flourish. 2021-10-26T04:00:00Z Her introductory moments are entirely over the top and verging on cringeworthy, to the point that it nearly looks and sounds like her jaw might break off. "The Crown" returns with Princess Di & Margaret Thatcher testing the Queen's humanity 2020-11-14T05:00:00Z These relationships, Aristotle writes, “are easily broken off. … When the motive of friendship has passed away, the friendship itself is dissolved.” Need a New Self-Help Guru? Try Aristotle 2019-01-23T05:00:00Z Aly broke off the telling for a moment and leaned over the balcony railing watching a wedding dancer hip-swaying on the deck of the party boat passing below us. Stories from a revolution: The beauty of leaderless Tahrir Square 2015-07-19T04:00:00Z With a death grip on the knife he approached the hinge and promptly broke off a bit of shell. Murray Bartlett of ‘The White Lotus’ Shucks His Oyster 2021-12-10T05:00:00Z Am I wrong for breaking off an otherwise good relationship because of a communication problem? Perspective | Ask Amy: Conflict aversion leads to tough breakup 2021-02-07T05:00:00Z Part of her determination might have had to do with how Breckinridge, after his wife died, broke off the engagement to Pollard — by marrying a distant cousin instead. Revelations and Reckonings in a Sex Scandal From Long Before #MeToo 2018-12-05T05:00:00Z She promised, fearful that the only alternative was to break off the engagement, and she largely kept the promise, telling only a trusted few. JFK intern recounts long-ago affair in new book 2012-02-13T08:02:09Z When asked about it she replied, "I picked a flower, and the branch broke off." Perspective | Ask Amy: Spouse wonders if church will hurt the marriage 2020-07-27T04:00:00Z But as you swirl, bits of the red flesh break off into the broth where they mingle with the noodles and . . . wait, is that basil? Hatoba goes outside the box with ramen and more in Navy Yard 2019-11-01T04:00:00Z Then Sacks breaks off to say, without quite apologizing, that Weschler didn’t make it into the book, that “there just wasn’t room.” A Biography of Oliver Sacks, Written by His Boswell 2019-08-20T04:00:00Z He broke off in the middle of an interview to almost shout, "That's the first! This is fantastic!" Hey, hey, it's the snow monkeys at Lincoln Park Zoo 2015-01-21T05:00:00Z Ms. McGowan has broken off contact with Ms. Argento, who accused both her and Rain Dove of leaking the texts to the news media, she said. Rain Dove Says Asia Argento Texts Were Sent to the Police 2018-08-29T04:00:00Z Mr. Bangalter talks earnestly and often loftily in fluent English, sometimes breaking off to consult with his partner in French. Daft Punk Gets Human With a New Album 2013-05-15T12:00:18Z Those who still hope to make progress must break off a piece small enough to chew. Barrel of deaths 2016-11-02T04:00:00Z He breaks off, and then shakes his head. Grizzly Bear: freed from captivity 2010-05-27T21:01:00Z The City of Montreal postponed the unveiling of a public artwork by Mr. Rafman, and his gallery in Montreal, Bradley Ertaskiran, broke off its relationship with him last week. Hirshhorn Suspends Jon Rafman Show After Allegations of Sexual Misconduct 2020-07-28T04:00:00Z Some participants, especially the self-described introverts, made an effort to break off from the group to recharge their batteries. Think the logistics of a family trip are tough? Try 2 weeks in China for 100 singers. 2015-07-09T04:00:00Z Garcia Marquez went to a Jesuit college and began to study law, but soon broke off his studies to work as a journalist. Obituary: Gabriel Garcia Marquez 2014-04-17T20:10:35Z As these were made of cement and sometimes break off, I shouted at them through a bullhorn to stay within the frames. Ormond Gigli's best photograph – women in the windows in Manhattan 2013-05-01T16:17:35Z Scott, a guy who had spurred Keith into becoming a police officer in the first place despite not completing the process himself, had recently started acting so bizarrely that Keith had broken off the friendship. Why I stopped dating the cop: Colin Kaepernick’s protest, the “liberal media” and the bunker mentality of police culture 2016-09-25T04:00:00Z They broke off and started writing their own songs in 2007, but their early accomplished-yet-breezy pop-rock singles like “Falling” and “The Wire” felt coated in a sheen that prevented them from cutting too deep. Haim Steps Into a New Groove on ‘Women in Music Pt. III’ 2020-06-26T04:00:00Z He and the team went to work in the water, collecting coral colonies that have broken off and, after doing a health assessment, reattaching them to the reef. Locals are working to restore coral reefs in beloved travel destinations. You can help. 2021-09-30T04:00:00Z Then break off the “mouth” parts on the front of the head, optionally leaving the eyes and feelers. The crawfish bisque recipe that charmed a sledgehammer-wielding drag queen 2015-07-11T04:00:00Z It was unclear why the hatch broke off and German authorities were investigating the incident which took place on Wednesday, he said. Plane carrying U2's Bono lost hatch while approaching Berlin 2014-11-13T05:00:00Z Of course, he can't break it off with Mary because there's nothing to break off -- but whatever, let the poor guy believe what he wants. 'Downton Abbey' recap: All dogs go to heaven 2015-02-16T05:00:00Z Even though with us broken off, it is like we are together. 'Twilight,' 'Vampire Diaries' dominate Teen Choice 2010-08-09T14:15:00Z Alas, as so often with Kafka, the story just breaks off. ‘Is That Kafka?’: a new book reveals a pool-playing moviegoer afraid of mice 2016-03-23T04:00:00Z The infant’s head was broken off, possibly when French revolutionaries wrenched it off its repository, reputed to be the Abbey of Saint-Michel de Frigolet in Provence. Auctions: Glamorous History Drives Divine Surprise 2011-11-18T12:30:13Z One frightening form of punishment is to stick a perpetrator's arm or leg outside, where it freezes in minutes and can be broken off with ease. Hurtling along in Bong Joon-ho's train movie 'Snowpiercer' 2014-06-26T04:00:00Z Under pressure, she broke off her second engagement, and Gridley resentfully took himself abroad alone, soon to die of a nameless disease in Turkey. The Love Triangle That Caused a Religious Panic 2021-02-09T05:00:00Z Her was hair was dyed platinum, though she’s since changed it to a deep brunette, and cut it short after it started breaking off. Sky Ferreira: A Rebel, When Time Permits 2014-04-16T21:23:18Z He cites the story told by the Italian writer, memoirist and probable suicide Primo Levi, who recounted how, upon his arrival at Auschwitz, he broke off a bit of icicle to relieve his thirst. Book review: ‘The Zone of Interest,’ by Martin Amis He spiraled and, without warning, suddenly broke off his engagement with Mary. Did Abraham Lincoln’s bromance alter the course of American history? 2017-02-21T05:00:00Z Pitches linger, bend, then splinter into skittish shards that break off and disappear. Review: ‘Brokeback Mountain,’ the Opera, Falls Short of Its Potential 2018-06-01T04:00:00Z The two broke off their engagement last year. Actress Evan Rachel Wood dates both men and women 2011-04-18T23:19:12Z With his voice appearing to crack with emotion, the pope broke off from his scripted remarks to make a direct appeal for fighting to end. 'Please stop!', Pope Francis makes plea for peace 2014-07-28T04:00:00Z A friend of Archy's "broke off a piece of a smile and tucked it into his left cheek as if reserving it for future use." Chabon's 'Telegraph Avenue': the vinyl soul of an Oakland street 2012-09-05T22:19:04Z With few remaining options, Tufts resumed talks with Partners one week after Partners broke off negotiations, and the two sides settled on a contract several days later. How Employer-Sponsored Insurance Drives Up Health Costs 2012-05-12T16:05:34Z I broke off all contact with my former trainers and team-mates, and eventually sought counselling, which really helped. Experience: I didn’t know I was being doped 2016-09-09T04:00:00Z At the end point when it breaks off, when the mysterious lady goes down the stairs, there’s a collective sigh. Watch: Lost Hitchcock Film Screens Online for Limited Time 2012-11-15T08:01:15Z “That was the most crushing …” she breaks off. Helen Hunt: ‘An Oscar's not a big game-changer. It's not like your worries are over’ 2019-09-02T04:00:00Z That was the news last year, anyway, when Mr. Harrelson, a cannabis evangelist on the level of Snoop Dogg, told reporters that he had broken off a long-term marriage with his intoxicant of choice. Woody Harrelson, Rogue Number One 2018-05-26T04:00:00Z It said spectators heard two bangs and saw parts break off a mobile cage on the stage. Bayreuth Wagner fest starts with stage malfunction 2014-07-25T04:00:00Z Then the two birds broke off hostilities; the merlin to continue its migration to its wintering grounds far to the south and the osprey to hunt for a fish dinner. Migrating birds of prey draw visitors to the Florida Keys 2019-01-24T05:00:00Z When a second wheel broke off, my response was, “Oh, yeah, let the challenge begin.” He liked to mow his own lawn. Until the ‘helpful’ neighbor came along As you raise a glass in honor of McCartney's 80th birthday, consider his motives for breaking off the same guitar pyrotechnics virtually every time he steps on stage. The incomparable Paul McCartney at 80 2022-06-18T04:00:00Z I think the railing will eventually break off at the brick surface. How to repair or replace a rusty railing 2016-07-22T04:00:00Z There are plenty of laughs, especially from Olivia Colman as a marriage guidance counsellor who breaks off sessions to argue with her husband on her mobile. I Give It a Year – review 2013-02-07T21:15:01Z Many sitters have momentarily broken off from reading. Bronzino's Medici portraits ? review 2010-10-22T23:07:00Z When she broke off the relationship, Bridgers said, Adams became evasive about releasing the music they had recorded together and rescinded the offer to open his upcoming concerts. Ryan Adams Dangled Success. Women Say They Paid a Price. 2019-02-13T05:00:00Z Shortly after Partners broke off negotiations with Tufts, the plan attempted to contract directly with some of the large physician groups affiliated with the system. How Employer-Sponsored Insurance Drives Up Health Costs 2012-05-12T16:05:34Z The repair work involved gathering hundreds of microscopic fragments of paint which broke off the canvas in the vandalism. Vandalised Monet returns to gallery 2014-07-01T04:00:00Z Later we steered our kayaks into coves, where Lucas delighted in getting as close as possible to where the small rocks were continually sliding down and chunks of icicles were breaking off. Explorer : Ice Climbing in an Alaskan Glacial Paradise 2014-04-23T16:25:57Z Don facilitated Ted's wish to move to California with his family to separate himself from Peggy, breaking off their affair and thereby saving his marriage. A wakeup call heeded as `Mad Men' season ends 2013-06-24T12:43:33Z Love became Riggs' junior partner and later broke off to start his own studio, drawing his own set of top music clients. Vocal coach Roger Love helps put the sing in Hollywood performances 2014-06-25T04:00:00Z Amanda is from a “good” family, and her disdainful father offers to pay for Dawson’s college education if he breaks off the relationship. ‘The Best of Me,’ an Adaptation of a Nicholas Sparks Novel 2014-10-16T04:00:00Z After it had warmed to room temperature, I broke off 2-inch pieces, stretched them a bit with my fingers, and laid them gently into the hot pool of olive oil waiting in my cast-iron skillet. How pizza fritte brings me home for the holidays 2021-12-24T05:00:00Z Frances breaks off that relationship, and then Greta becomes her stalker. The Most Disturbing Aspect of “Greta” 2019-03-04T05:00:00Z It's later revealed that he is the ghost of her fiancée, who was killed just seconds after she broke off their engagement. "Bly Manor’s" lesbian love story is no cause to celebrate 2020-10-29T04:00:00Z Entertainment Weekly also revealed that Danish actor Mads Mikkelsen will play the film’s main villain, described as a sorcerer who breaks off into his own sect. First look at Benedict Cumberbatch as Marvel's Doctor Strange 2015-12-29T05:00:00Z It breaks off into an actual real segment of Letterman figuring out the show. David Letterman live: the final Late Show - as it happened 2015-05-20T04:00:00Z “To look at pictures at the height of our happiness, to remember what was good and to say goodbye. …” she said, breaking off. A New Cadre of Experts Helps Women Navigate Their Divorces 2015-07-18T04:00:00Z Seven years after her mother’s failed bid for vice president and one month after breaking off an engagement, Bristol Palin has announced she is pregnant with her second child. Bristol Palin Announces Second Pregnancy 2015-06-26T04:00:00Z With the tuba in her lap, she inspects its parts like a mechanic until something breaks off in her hand. Seattle Opera’s first librarian is a passionate millennial 2017-09-06T04:00:00Z The Swiss embassy in Tehran looks after the interests of the United States, which broke off diplomatic ties with Iran shortly after its 1979 Islamic revolution. Iran to release of U.S. men jailed as spies 2011-09-13T11:01:05Z There were two meetings last spring, she said, and then, in June, the Larsson’s broke off all negotiations and she hasn’t heard from them since. The Girl Who Cast a Spell on Her Rivals 2011-06-21T11:49:28Z At first they look similar but as you approach you see that one is intact and the other is all twisted, with bits broken off. Medellín, Colombia: a miracle of reinvention 2015-09-19T04:00:00Z The singers broke off, looking at their conductor for guidance. ‘Make Noise Enough’: Excavating Shakespeare’s Songs 2023-10-26T04:00:00Z When one evacuee rescued from the front row by security realized she was missing a bag, the crowd politely broke off their revelry to help her retrieve it. Cuba's Creole Choir to qawwali at surging WOMAD 2011 2011-08-01T16:42:07Z Jordan astutely stopped for intermission here, for Wagner broke off composition of his “Ring” at exactly this spot, resuming 12 years later. A Wagner 'Ring' sampler: Short, but still so much to savor 2017-04-30T04:00:00Z In the finale, fleeting bits of melody never complete themselves and keep breaking off into episodes of repetitive, oddly hymnal chords. Review: The Philharmonic Hails Sibelius, and Offers Joshua Bell on a Mendelssohn 2015-12-30T05:00:00Z Not only does he break off a Princeton education he is now reluctant to resume, Nucky treats his decision to serve as a personal affront, almost a betrayal. "Boardwalk Empire" recap: Prohibition begins 2010-09-20T12:53:00Z There’s a lot of pointing to the wings or upward, and when the dancers break off into pairs, Saltares sometimes dances as if with an invisible partner. Review: In ‘Alma,’ the Flamenco Star Sara Baras Warms Up 2023-03-24T04:00:00Z After breaking off the engagement, she eventually came around and married Clark in October 1996. Superman Turns 80. The Red Trunks Still Fit. 2018-04-17T04:00:00Z Every time we break off a chunk, we marvel at our resourcefulness and the fact that warmed-up tortellini salad is actually really delicious when it’s smothered in sauce or nestled in tomato soup. My favorite ingredients are the little bits everyone else throws away 2018-02-09T05:00:00Z One points to the theory that a piece of Mars broke off and struck Earth, starting life on this planet. How a disastrous attempt to pee inspired Netflix's mission to Mars drama "Away" 2020-09-04T04:00:00Z “I just miss him, I was very sad when he died – sorry,” CK said last year on the podcast Bullseye, breaking off, a lump in his throat. ‘Harris Wittels was the funniest person I ever met’ – Amy Poehler, Sarah Silverman and Aziz Ansari on a lost comic genius 2017-04-17T04:00:00Z The beard broke off when museum workers were changing the lights in its display case and accidentally touched the mask, the antiquities ministry said. Egypt museum admits King Tut's beard broke off and was glued back 2015-01-25T05:00:00Z Some people broke off into groups for snowmobiling and tubing. ‘Magic’ on the Slopes: In Vail, 2,000 Black Skiers Celebrate a Milestone 2023-02-24T05:00:00Z There we'd tear the packaging off of the CD's, read the track list, and analyze the album's artwork before breaking off to listen to the album individually. Jay-Z's "The Black Album" turns 20 and is more relevant than ever 2023-09-03T04:00:00Z It is broken off by the timely arrival of Diana — heralded by, among other things, an orchestral depiction of thunder. An Opera Worth Fighting Over 2018-04-13T04:00:00Z Once, when I was nearing the site on horseback, slightly separated from the rest of the group, I saw a piece of the very glacier where we now sit break off. Returning to the scene of the crash: A survivor of the Uruguayan rugby team plane crash reflects 2019-06-15T04:00:00Z “It would have been brutal,” she added of the backlash they might have received when she and Mr. Mesnick got back together after he broke off his engagement with Ms. Rycroft. How Married ‘Bachelor’ Couples Make It Work. Yes, Some Are Still Together. 2022-03-30T04:00:00Z The New Décor picks up more or less where the Surreal House breaks off. Interior dark: two shows reveal visions of the unhomely 2010-06-16T10:07:00Z The wax aged, and stucco and other materials — used to join some pieces that had broken off — oxidized, so that the sculpture became blotchy. Bringing a Deathly Michelangelo Sculpture Back to Life 2021-09-27T04:00:00Z Gatien wrote that she had no choice but to break off their friendship that year. The demise of Hollywood heir Cameron Douglas 2010-04-13T07:30:00Z He breaks off to pace the room, patting his chest to calm down. Javier Cercas: A life in books 2011-04-04T07:00:01Z When tea time rings, break off a piece for a personal-size mug or drop the whole five-gram portion into the pot for gallon tea party. At the annual Travel Goods Show, plenty of pack-worthy products 2020-03-19T04:00:00Z He first spotted it when he was 10, watching a break off the Ventura pier while eating with his family. William Finnegan surfs the meaning of his 'Barbarian Days' 2015-07-16T04:00:00Z One scene shows a particularly obstreperous inmate about to be force-fed, but breaks off just as a feeding tube is inserted into a nostril. ‘Camp X-Ray’: Acting shines through darkness of Gitmo tale 2014-11-13T05:00:00Z When she broke off the engagement, he was shattered and began developing the mental illness that plagued him for life. ‘The Power of Adrienne Rich’ Captures a Forceful and Complicated Poet 2020-11-09T05:00:00Z Dolin broke off his lunch in the hope of a lift, but was instead shot in the arm. In praise of … Ray Dolin 2012-06-12T21:34:57Z So finally, after a week of him being particularly inconsiderate and insensitive, I broke off our relationship. Perspective | Ask Amy: Lies about alcohol abuse, dating apps cause breakup. Remorse follows. 2021-09-13T04:00:00Z Penn broke off from what he was saying and turned to point out the view. T Magazine: The Accidental Activist 2011-03-25T19:21:15Z I’m the reason the corner piece is broken off. My father, the woman 2012-06-15T23:30:00Z Live Nation had been Ticketmaster's largest customer, accounting for some 15 percent of its revenue, but it decided to break off and sell tickets to its own concerts in January 2009. AP Source: Diller resigns from Live Nation in spat 2010-09-29T08:31:00Z Horns, though, are like rock — permanent and, when broken off, never to return. On a winter’s nature walk, you might happen upon headgear 2017-02-17T05:00:00Z Known for acrobatic stunts, the 30-year old singer posted a message on Twitter saying she was "seriously sore" and apologizing to fans for breaking off the concert on Thursday. Pink rushed to hospital as stunt fails 2010-07-16T14:11:00Z He broke off from his finals to shoot a Sonic the Hedgehog ad with Right Said Fred. Tom Hooper: the man who doesn't need Oscar 2011-02-24T22:15:03Z “There was a man dwelt by a churchyard,” whispers a character in Shakespeare’s “The Winter’s Tale” and then breaks off. Michael Dirda: Ghosts and ghouls to put a chill in your Christmas reading 2015-12-16T05:00:00Z It’s frustration guaranteed, especially after the belt clip on your Walkman breaks off and you’re forced to carry the ungainly device in your hand. A Personal Foray Into the Long-Lost Pynchon Tapes 2017-05-19T04:00:00Z He broke off, paused a long moment, misted up, exhaled. Joshua Henry Does Whatever It Takes, in ‘Carousel’ and as a Father 2018-05-10T04:00:00Z In one version of the victory, Poseidon broke off a piece of the island of Cos, hurled it at the giant. In Tampa, the World of Poseidon 2014-11-10T05:00:00Z A few years ago, a student visiting the Academy of Fine Arts of Brera in Italy tried to take a selfie while sitting on the lap of a statue and broke off its leg. Nature With Chirps, but No Tweets 2018-03-22T04:00:00Z Sometimes the forms seem to be dividing, like embryos, or breaking off into smaller fragments — tensions that are more pronounced in the wood versions. Art in Review: Jean Arp: ‘A Collection of Wood Reliefs and Collages’ 2012-11-08T22:38:47Z Sometime after January, she broke off the relationship. Perspective | Ask Amy: Future husband sings a ‘me’ tune 2020-08-02T04:00:00Z When I need a little I just break off a piece and use it. Perspective | Hints From Heloise: Safety, not stuck-on substance, is real issue with melamine 2020-12-24T05:00:00Z The Texans started breaking off legs of furniture to use as makeshift weapons. On their third day at work, congressional freshmen went through disorientation 2021-01-12T05:00:00Z They start the show seated, facing the audience, and then during the overture break off, one by one, to form a garden for the first scene, complete with statuary, fountain and benches. Finally, a Well-Staged ‘Don Giovanni’ in New York 2017-08-11T04:00:00Z The electric doors open, but she breaks off, leaving me standing in the wind, neither inside nor out. All We Can Do: a short story by T.M. Shine She always breaks off her stories at a crucial point, leaving him hanging until her next visit. This Week in Fiction: Haruki Murakami 2014-10-06T04:00:00Z I broke off the documentaries because my wife, when she heard about the list, said no one’s going to read 5,000 words on a blog. ArtsBeat: Five Questions About a List About Movies About Theater 2010-12-20T21:00:16Z Then, bursts of rattling percussion instigate a series of gestures that swell, fracture and break off. Review: The Philharmonic Puts a Young Composer’s Twist on Bruckner 2018-09-28T04:00:00Z Last month, the watch industry federation threatened to break off relations with the broader business group, accusing it of taking a position “counter to the interests of the Swiss watch industry.” In Basel, a Shiny Shop Window for Watchmakers 2013-04-25T16:18:46Z Though Pinter denied that the play was autobiographical, it's no coincidence that he broke off contact with his son Daniel around the time it was written – a mutual decision but no less painful for that. Harold Pinter's Moonlight at the Donmar 2011-04-01T10:54:25Z She has hit me so hard that the metal nose tabs on my glasses broke off. Carolyn Hax: Abused man risks being accused himself if he doesn’t leave 2015-08-05T04:00:00Z We saw bus-sized chunks of ice break off vast glaciers, the reverberant cracking sound following afterwards like thunder. Patagonia adventure: a voyage round Cape Horn 2016-01-16T05:00:00Z Hundreds of years ago, salting your food was a laborious process: salt was typically kept in a cellar and broken off in large clumps before being sprinkled over dishes. Your salt and pepper shakers have a surprisingly spicy history 2022-04-06T04:00:00Z Foam breaking off the hull turned green as it slid along the sides of the ship, then split from the stern in a wide V. From Montreal to Minnesota, by Inland Sea 2016-08-19T04:00:00Z Thoreau’s journal, a vast compendium of almost daily reflection that includes more than 2 million words, breaks off for six weeks during this unspeakable period of loss. Perspective | ‘Walden’ may be the most famous act of social distancing. It’s also a lesson on the importance of community. 2020-04-06T04:00:00Z Like Ms. Miller’s forecasts, her medical history does not follow a strict linear narrative, and she breaks off on tangents and circles back many times. Susan Miller Always Has a Story for You 2018-08-21T04:00:00Z This leads to a lecture on my "bad behavior," sending hurtful texts, and with the latest outburst, a complete breaking off our relationship. Perspective | Ask Amy: Successful son fails at relationship with mom 2018-06-26T04:00:00Z You sharpen and sharpen and it looks pristine, and then it breaks off, in an endless cycle. Get the lead out: Pencils are garbage 2018-12-01T05:00:00Z Sweden's Royal Court says Princess Madeleine, who left Sweden after breaking off her engagement with lawyer Jonas Bergstrom in April, is returning to her homeland to attend her older sister's wedding. Sweden: Princess Madeleine to attend royal wedding 2010-06-12T15:46:00Z To Sabina’s passionate virago — when he breaks off the affair, she stabs him in the face — he seems the callow swain, Jung at heart. A Dangerous Method: Freud Had the Theories, But Jung Had the Sex 2011-11-22T17:45:41Z Did some younger protesters break off from the larger group after dark, bash the windows of R.O.T.C. centers, and throw burning trashcans inside them? The Long Road to Angela Davis’s Library 2014-12-26T05:00:00Z I broke off the relationship because I was restless. Modern Love: Would Hemingway Cry? 2010-09-30T21:28:00Z He cuts a rather avuncular figure these days, and at one point breaks off from soloing to plant a kiss on Keith Richards' cheek, but there's nothing remotely cosy about his guitar playing. It's not quite all over now 2012-11-26T00:46:09Z The members, who formed a quartet, clashed with managers, sued one another and broke off and formed other groups claiming to be the authentic Ink Spots. Antiques: Do-It-Yourself Comes to Collector Publishing 2010-02-19T06:03:00Z As it tumbles on its Sisyphean journey, pieces break off; it slowly disintegrates. Artists turn L.A. gallery into a museum of nuclear dystopia 2016-04-02T04:00:00Z Some years ago, he took up meditation and at times breaks off from his labors, as he describes it, “to enter a kind of pregnant fertile blankness.” Ayad Akhtar: On Muslim identity, and life in America |
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