How to use "breaking" in a sentence

Or something closer? Something inside the house? The sound of breaking glass? The noise of the front door opening? A voice in the dark?

"Is that because of the packing equipment breaking?" asked Sala

His words felt like an earthquake breaking open their lives

"Someone has been breaking into the house."

Honey, you don't need a story about someone breaking into the house

She said, "I didn't make up that story about someone breaking into the house just so you could play the strong, reliable man to my weak, frightened female

"You're the same ball-breaking bitch," Michael said.

"Maybe things are breaking right for us," Elliot said

"It's like breaking in a wild horse."

He would never forgive me for breaking a promise, but I phoned Professor Augier.

Then suddenly there was the sound of breaking wood

Then came the dull noise of the shots that the Martians fired, and the cylinder flying over the trees and houses and breaking in the neighboring fields.

I cannot even blame him for not breaking his engagement this evening