break cover
Example Sentences
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As they break cover and pull back, the Russian soldiers are more vulnerable.
From New York Times ● Nov. 10, 2022
After we saw this prototype 500Hz gaming monitor break cover in early 2022, I didn’t think that laptop manufacturers would be quick to bring a laptop that fast to market.
From The Verge ● Jul. 19, 2022
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 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
It is a fine open bit which promises two or three shots at least, for whatever comes out on that side of the kloof is bound to break cover there.
From The Fire Trumpet A Romance of the Cape Frontier by Bertram Mitford
