break cover
Example Sentences
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He says the tanks had driven back to the road when Dudarenko decided to break cover.
From BBC • Mar. 24, 2022
But a midranking officer ignored part of the order and allowed members of the unit to break cover behind a barricade.
From New York Times • Jan. 29, 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 new electric Hummer truck will break cover during a Super Bowl ad this coming Sunday, and will be treated to a full reveal on May 20th.
From The Verge • Jan. 30, 2020
As the fort crumbled under our guns, Turkish soldiers began to break cover at various points of the town and fled across the plain.
From Pan-Islam by Bury, G. Wyman (George Wyman)
