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
He got a bad break in the third inning.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 5, 2023
Ralph wanted to keep a clear slate, and here was a bad break, right at the threshold of his new railroad career.
From Ralph on the Overland Express The Trials and Triumphs of a Young Engineer by Chapman, Allen
