breaking in
Example Sentences
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"It's the great thing of being a good returner, you have a good chance of breaking in every game," she said.
From Barron's • Jan. 19, 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
Eventually though, Gunn became the face of breaking in Australia – a top-ranked B-girl and an academic with a PhD in the cultural politics of the sport.
From BBC • Aug. 17, 2024
And he said those words because he sensed that it was the only way to save his own heart, to stop it from breaking in two.
From "The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread" by Kate DiCamillo
