break cover

VERB

emerge

Synonyms

WEAK

break covert come out come out in the open

Example Sentences

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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 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

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

The pigs did not break cover, but continued on their way.

From Introduction to the Science of Sociology by Park, Robert Ezra