breaks

Synonyms

spring break breaking luck disruption karma destiny fracture vacation interruption respite breakage discontinuation moira getaway quaver
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Antonyms

are occupation job proceeds suspension recession
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Phrases with the word

All Hell Breaks Loose Breaks down breaks one's back breaks your neck breaks up even breaks

Examples

The world breaks everyone, and afterward, some are strong at the broken places. Ernest Hemingway

Lots of people want to ride with you in the limo, but what you want is someone who will take the bus with you when the limo breaks down. Oprah Winfrey

An individual who breaks a law that conscience tells him is unjust, and who willingly accepts the penalty of imprisonment in order to arouse the conscience of the community over its injustice, is in reality expressing the highest respect for the law. Martin Luther King Jr.

You do not really know your friends from your enemies until the ice breaks. Icelandic Proverb

A golden hammer breaks an iron gate. German Proverb

A young branch can be straightened, a mature one breaks. Filipino Proverb