Breaking
Both words in one sentence
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Subverted: not only does his attempt to break Shana fail miserably, she ends up breaking him.
Source: Drill Sergeant Nasty -
The Vault itself, as, in the main series, they were in general designed to fail by the US Government to see how mankind would face (or more accurately, fail to face) all hell breaking loose.
Source: Video Game / Fallout Shelter -
Larry attempts to intimidate a group of tough bikers by breaking a bottle against a pool table, only for it to fail to break, twice.
Source: Grievous Bottley Harm
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Fail and Breaking. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/breaking/fail
Breaking & Fail. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/breaking/fail>.
Fail or Breaking. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/breaking/fail.
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