break-in

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Both players raised their level in the third and the quality improved somewhat as Boulter stamped her authority on the contest with a break in the fourth game.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

Scientists finally got a break in 2021 and 2022 when storm activity in Jupiter's North Equatorial Belt temporarily decreased.

From Science Daily • May 21, 2026

A conversation between Lai and Trump would be a major break in US diplomatic policy and risk a rupture with Beijing.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

I felt superior to the people who stopped for a lunchtime break in the park.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

It was a routine conversation which was not going to bring about any break in the stagnant war.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez