break cover

VERB

emerge

Synonyms

WEAK

break covert come out come out in the open

Example Sentences

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Those who remain, like 59-year-old Ihor, only break cover to find the bare essentials.

From BBC • Dec. 24, 2024

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

Better let him get ahead, whoever he is, before we break cover.

From A Traitor's Wooing by Hill, Headon