Breaks

Examples

• The want of relation in the ideas breaks the relation of the impressions, and by such a separation prevents their mutual operation and influence. David Hume. A Treatise of Human Nature.
• His services, with rare exceptions, grow less valuable as he advances in age and nervous strain breaks him down. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
• But no love shines on her brow, Nor breaks she a marriage-vow, Love is colder. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
• But don't look sad, my little girl; it breaks my heart. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
• A great bank, half a mile out, nigh the mouth of the bay, breaks the force of the main ocean coming in from the offing. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
• At No. 3 a tin dipper, which has been immersed in liquid air, has become so cold and crystalline that it breaks like glass when dropped. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
• You choose a woman, you try her, and she breaks your heart. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
• You _talk_ if anybody dies suddenly; you _talk_ if a fire breaks out; you _talk_ if a mill-owner fails; you _talk_ if he's murdered. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• The sooner every party breaks up, the better. Jane Austen. Emma.
• A French war breaks out, we shall suppose; ten millions must immediately be raised, in order to defend the seat of the empire. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
• The night is over, the day breaks clear— Such is your creed, my friend. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
• Such a fact must tell against the theory that the man who breaks them is influenced by any general hatred of Napoleon. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
• I am higher in the school, and no one breaks my peace. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
• On coming to the end of his narrative, he gives a great start and breaks off with, Dear me, sir, I wasn't aware there was any other gentleman present! Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
• Water does not always act as a destructive agent; what it breaks down in one place it builds up in another. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
• The socialists knew from experience that sex views cut across economic ones--that a new interest breaks up the alignment. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
• It breaks their backs. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
• But there, upon his sofa, a tremendous consideration breaks in upon the mild gentleman, putting all softer considerations to the rout. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• Your father breaks horses, don't he? Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
• It is the natural hill, with its mossy breaks and hollows, whose slope invites ascent, whose summit it is pleasure to gain. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• The cat's away, and the mice they play; the frost breaks up, and the water runs. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
• In arranging a telegraphic circuit, the voltaic batteries and the instruments are introduced at breaks in the telegraph wire. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
• Mrs. Smallweed, following her usual instinct, breaks out with Fifteen hundred pound. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
• It always recalled to me what I venture now, since my friend breaks in upon me in this rude manner, to tell the court as well illustrative of what happened there. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
• The world breaks every one and afterward many are strong at the broken places. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
• Mr. Smallweed, purposely balking himself in an aim at the trooper's head, throws the pipe on the ground and breaks it to pieces. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
• Sir Leicester breaks silence with a harsh cry. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
• One day, Traddles (the most unfortunate boy in the world) breaks that window accidentally, with a ball. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
• The chief of machines with _ores_ is the _ore mill_, which not only breaks up the ore but grinds or pulverises it. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
• After a little more walking and a little more silence, Mr Lammle breaks the latter. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.

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