breaking in
Example Sentences
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On the field, in front of that gleaming facility, the Trojans also were breaking in something entirely new on Saturday: their receiving corps.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2026
Fritz fought back, triumphantly breaking in the seventh game of the third set with an enormous smash.
From Barron's ● Jan. 24, 2026
Because the fresh leather can be so rigid, little leaguers everywhere have devised their own methods for breaking in a brand new glove.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2025
And the only elevator in the building is prone to breaking, in one case for months, stranding several disabled tenants who were forced to rely on neighbors for food and groceries.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 9, 2025
“We would be honored,” said Garikayi, breaking in on Tendai’s thoughts, “if our visitor from afar would recount something from his people.”
From "The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm" by Nancy Farmer
