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

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

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2022

But will any break cover over the weekend, particularly if there are any new revelations?

From The Guardian • Jan. 15, 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

I shall ride ahead, and the lions will sneak round till they find you are here, and then they’ll either go right across, or break cover and gallop off.

From Diamond Dyke The Lone Farm on the Veldt - Story of South African Adventure by Boucher, W.