breaker

Example Sentences

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“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

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

But Fritz powered through the breaker, sealing a one-set lead after 70 minutes with his sixth ace.

From Barron's • Nov. 11, 2025

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

From BBC • Sep. 26, 2025

“You don’t deserve anything. Maybe Sloth was an oath breaker, but she was smart enough to know you don’t deserve things, you gotta take them.”

From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi