bad break
Example Sentences
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With stroke play, he says, “one bad break like that would ruin your chances for the entire event.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 4, 2026
"He was my cause that week. Mentally, that helped. I never got stuck thinking about why I hit it left or why I had a bad break."
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2024
Each week seemed to bring a new bad break.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 14, 2023
"It's Darwinian evolution in action, so it's just a bad break and it's going to happen eventually if we all wait around long enough," Hafer said.
From Salon ● Jul. 14, 2022
It was a bad break, though; but the girl sees how cut up he is about it, and smooths everything out with a laugh.
From Side-stepping with Shorty by Sewell Ford
