break cover

Example Sentences

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Sanchez said he had at least two photographers collecting tips and following Messi and PSG for the first shots of the family when they finally break cover from their hotel.

From Reuters • Sep. 15, 2021

The younger Mr. Zubeidi said he had not heard from his brother since his escape, nor did he expect him to break cover by returning home.

From New York Times • Sep. 7, 2021

The new car, the SF21, was not revealed at the launch - it will break cover on 10 March, two days before the start of pre-season testing in Bahrain.

From BBC • Feb. 26, 2021

The first to break cover was James Mattis, the marine general who resigned as Trump’s defence secretary in December 2018 and kept silent until now.

From The Guardian • Jun. 7, 2020

Stationing the men around where the bear was likely to break cover, I went in with the dogs to drive him out.

From Fifty Years a Hunter and Trapper Autobiography, experiences and observations of Eldred Nathaniel Woodcock during his fifty years of hunting and trapping. by Woodcock, Eldred Nathaniel