big break
Example Sentences
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His big break came seven years later with a contract to build and operate a commercial shipping port in Gujarat.
From Barron's • May 14, 2026
King Charles first met Sir David in the 1958 as a nine-year-old, when he visited the set of BBC children's programme Zoo Quest - which gave Sir David his big break as a TV presenter.
From BBC • May 8, 2026
But his big break would be the 13-second Whopper-chomp snippet.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 7, 2026
Your big break might come in your 50s.
From Slate • Feb. 27, 2026
Then, in late 1943, the KGB got its first big break.
From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin
