breaker

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.

“He would hurl himself straight as an arrow right into the great roaring grey wall of an oncoming breaker and go clean through it as if it had neither weight nor momentum.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026

Khachanov then raced into a 6-1 lead in the breaker before finally converting set-point at the third time of asking.

From Barron's • Feb. 19, 2026

If return-to-office mandates are a deal breaker, Choudhury said you don’t have to be limited to domestic employers in your job hunt.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 9, 2026

Nigerian celebrity chef and double Guinness World Record breaker Hilda Baci makes no secret about what drives her success.

From BBC • Sep. 26, 2025

She must be a rule breaker, I thought.

From "The Old Willis Place" by Mary Downing Hahn