break-in
Example Sentences
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The only break in the show’s near decade-long history came during the COVID-19 pandemic, when artists all around the city were holed up in their homes with nowhere to play.
From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026
I felt superior to the people who stopped for a lunchtime break in the park.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026
“We’re not telling people to break in at all ... on their website, they say they welcome people with open doors,” she said.
From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026
Her first thought: Somebody is trying to break in.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026
Pale sunshine poked through a break in the clouds as we walked back to the graveyard.
From "The Bridge Home" by Padma Venkatraman
