break into
Example Sentences
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“They didn’t even need to break into the strongroom,” Al-Abideen said bitterly, looking at a heavy metal door secured with multiple bolts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
But for people who are trying to break into the job market, such as college graduates, or those looking for a change, it is challenging.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
“As it turned out, it was the perfect role for me to break into the movies,” she wrote.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
Arteta's first-choice backline of Timber, Saliba, Gabriel and Calafiori appears hard to break into, on paper.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
If I dropped it, it would break into a million little replicas of itself, and if I pushed them near each other, they would fuse, without a crack, into one whole again.
From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath
