break bread
Example Sentences
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Is TED the last place in America where billionaires and activists still break bread together?
From Slate • May 8, 2026
“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
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
“He has visited our fine establishment several times. Indeed, it has been my honor to break bread with him.”
From "Fever 1793" by Laurie Halse Anderson
