break bread
Example Sentences
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“It was clear he had mastered how to build ties and create an atmosphere where people could break bread together and felt like they were getting access to him,” Stroul said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026
And so the story returns, as it always does, to devastation: a creature who longed to break bread with humanity instead learns to starve himself of hope.
From Salon • Nov. 16, 2025
It is a little strange to see the presumptive mayor of New York City break bread with comedians like Mullen and Halkias in the reedy territory in which they operate.
From Slate • Jun. 26, 2025
That knowledge came from being a film composer and also so many colleagues in the film world, who I’ve had a chance to break bread with.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 3, 2024
Once there, it would have been discourteous not to break bread with the banker, so Jon sent Satin off to fetch them food.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
