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'break down' in a sentence

Learn how to use 'break down' with 15 example sentences.


break down verb

: make ineffective

: make a mathematical, chemical, or grammatical analysis of; break down into components or essential features

: lose control of one's emotions

: stop operating or functioning

: fall apart

: cause to fall or collapse

: separate (substances) into constituent elements or parts

: collapse due to fatigue, an illness, or a sudden attack


  • I had to walk there because my car broke down.
  • I broke down the door because I lost the key.
  • Our bus broke down three miles from town.
  • The washing machine has broken down.
  • This old car breaks down all the time.
  • It was his car, not mine, that broke down yesterday.
  • If the car breaks down, we'll walk.
  • I had a break down.
  • We must work hard to break down social barriers.
  • The ambulance broke down in the middle of the avenue.
  • They broke down part of the wall.
  • The heating system broke down.
  • A good-looking horse may sometimes break down.
  • Maria took the metro, since her car broke down.
  • How do you know it won't break down?
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