break cover

VERB

emerge

Synonyms

WEAK

break covert come out come out in the open

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

He says the tanks had driven back to the road when Dudarenko decided to break cover.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 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

This was succeeded by an irresistible impulse to break cover.

From "Wee Tim'rous Beasties" Studies of Animal life and Character by English, Douglas