“I decided that it was finally time to break up with Tiffany, and, for better or worse, I decided to break up with her in a public place.”

“Such punishments, however, run the risk of inducing grievances and persuading the higher administration to break up the cartel.”

“The surface will break up easily enough if you use a jackhammer.”

“When his parents broke up, he said he might kill himself, and he was admitted to hospital and began treatment.”

“Only in the years since the Soviet Union broke up has the destruction of European Jewry won widespread acknowledgment in Russia.”

“The weekend before school broke up, Emily threw a farewell party for Liz and Steven.”

“Two other ships have been wrecked over this way, though they are more thoroughly broken up and the debris fields are mixed together.”

“In some universities, physics departments have been broken up and amalgamated with other schools, such as engineering.”

“The text is broken up by just four illustrations, one musical example and surprisingly few quotations.”