big break
Example Sentences
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Your big break might come in your 50s.
From Slate • Feb. 27, 2026
The aspiring actors who auditioned Wednesday hoped to get their chance at a big break similar to the one Chokachi got decades ago.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2026
Van Der Beek’s big break came in 1998, when he starred opposite Katie Holmes on the teen drama “Dawson’s Creek.”
From Salon • Feb. 11, 2026
Durde was chaperoning a group of Warriors players on a trip to Texas when he got his big break.
From BBC • Feb. 5, 2026
The play is a big break for him, but it doesn’t feel the same without him around.
From "The Fourteenth Goldfish" by Jennifer L. Holm
