break cover

VERB

emerge

Synonyms

WEAK

break covert come out come out in the open

Example Sentences

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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 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 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

Then as the man walked in there came that startling little thunder of whirring wings with which quail break cover.

From The Law of Hemlock Mountain by Lundsford, Hugh