Editorial »

How to use the word Breakdowns in a Sentence?

Sample usage from literary quotes and the newswire.

Filter by category:

13 results found

We had too many defensive breakdowns throughout the game, our guys fought but it just wasn’t enough.

Frank Vogel

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

We had defensive breakdowns and they closed the game out.

Malcolm Brogdon

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

We had a lot of bad plays, a lot of breakdowns, but when we were dialed in we had a great stretch where we took over the game, that’s just got to be us all 48 minutes.

Paul George

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

THE TAKEAWAY Penn State : The mistakes proved costly. Penn State coach James Franklin will be on major clean-up duty this week after seeing three red-zone possessions end without points, three missed field goals, two interceptions, one lost fumble, a muffed punt and a fumbled kickoff return in addition to Fords late TD run and the late defensive breakdowns. Indiana : This victory is a huge step for the program. Allen know the Hoosiers need to start beating ranked teams more consistently, and this one came on a day the defense played reasonably well and the offense managed only 221 yards 19:35 of possession time. POLL IMPLICATIONS Penn State will slip in the Top 25, perhaps precipitously. The defense played well but broke down late while the offense and special teams werent anywhere near championship caliber. Its turnovers and penalties.

Penn State coach James Franklin

Found on FOX News
3 years ago

People want to avoid uncertainty in a downturn, having a brand like Apple that can showcase quality and make people less worried about breakdowns or after-sales service can bring in buyers.

Nicole Peng

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

Getting our arms around the medication issue in racing will go a very long way toward preventing a lot of these breakdowns.

Shawn Smeallie

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

There was a lot of games of telephone happening, and a lot of communication breakdowns in doing it that way through agents, and reps and all that, so we decided to go straight to the mouth of the beast, and send a group text to everyone, that seemed the best way to do it at a certain point, and that was the most effective way for sure.

Gabrielle Carteris

Found on CNN
4 years ago

You got guys pushing these horses beyond their limits and causing these catastrophic breakdowns.

Scott Herbertson

Found on CNN
4 years ago

Imagine President Trump doing Brexit, president Trump ’d go in bloody hard … There ’d be all sorts of breakdowns, all sorts of chaos. Everyone would think President Trump ’d gone mad. But actually you might get somewhere. It’s a very, very good thought.

Boris Johnson

Found on FOX News
5 years ago

Imagine Trump doing Brexit, he'd go in bloody hard ... There'd be all sorts of breakdowns, all sorts of chaos. Everyone would think he'd gone mad. But actually you might get somewhere. It's a very, very good thought.

Boris Johnson

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

We know we can beat this team and we have to have the confidence to do that, we've got to be better in some areas that we had some breakdowns in.

The Cavaliers

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

There were several states in the Midwest, Kansas for example, where they had to cancel the scores because of huge breakdowns.

Bob Schaeffer

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

A new lens to look through. Hear the pain in people's speaking. People who have an ear to hear can hear. You will no longer tolerate what you used to tolerate. A second point of reality. Declare a new future. There are no right answers. There is no is. Give people breakdowns. It's the loving thing to do. What's being revealed here? Dogs don't have things wrong. Wrong disempowers people. Upsets indicate a right that's been violated. Notice when you are angry that you are the only one around. The only constant thing is you. Business is made up. It's invented. We invent our world through language. If it really turns you on, you may want to inform your face. There is no right way. A chair is only a chair because we say it's a chair.

Mal Pancoast

added by anonymous
9 years ago

Discuss these sample sentences with the community:

0 Comments

    Are we missing a good definition for Breakdowns? Don't keep it to yourself...

    Word of the Day

    Would you like us to send you a FREE new word definition delivered to your inbox daily?

    Please enter your email address:



    Free, no signup required:

    Add to Chrome

    Get instant definitions for any word that hits you anywhere on the web!

    Free, no signup required:

    Add to Firefox

    Get instant definitions for any word that hits you anywhere on the web!

    Browse Definitions.net

    Quiz

    Are you a words master?

    »
    assist or encourage, usually in some wrongdoing
    A abet
    B aberrate
    C descant
    D suffuse