break in on
Example Sentences
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Swinson is already pressing to be included in TV debates as she attempts to break in on that duopoly, and her supporters hope the electorate will warm to her.
From The Guardian • Oct. 30, 2019
Fowler made an egregious giveaway late in the second period that allowed Washington’s Mike Richards to break in on Gibson, with the score 1-1.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 8, 2016
John Moore picked up the puck in his own end, wove through the Detroit defenders to break in on Howard who got a piece of the shot as it deflected off the post.
From Washington Times • Dec. 11, 2015
No one tried to break in on behalf of the planet—the one that America is on.
From The New Yorker • Sep. 17, 2015
Not wanting to break in on her mother’s grief, but knowing she must, Lupita asked, ‘Will Señor Aguilar take your job away from you for not reporting to work for two days?”
From "Lupita Mañana" by Patricia Beatty
