After we started arguing more often, I realized our relationship was breaking up.

They were strike-breaking during the cold night as they crossed the picket line.

The engineer pinpointed several breaking points in the bridge's support structure before the final inspection.

The engineers tested the breaking capacities of the new circuit breakers under extreme overload conditions.

The speedboat was breaking water as it surged across the bay.

I'm breaking it down into smaller steps so everyone can follow.

The sudden breaking of the waters signaled that labor had begun, and the midwife moved quickly to prepare the delivery room.

He was breaking one off the branch to test how sturdy the wood was.

Nobody deserves credit for breaking one's back for someone who never appreciates it.

Witnesses claimed he was breaking someone's back when the fight spilled into the alley.