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
But a bad break proved costly at period’s end after the Kraken had finished killing off a two-man disadvantage for 1:38.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 4, 2023
But when they heard Gilpin's warning, they all jumped back, and that was Gately's chance to redeem his bad break.
From Taking Chances by Cullen, Clarence L.
