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get a break

ADJECTIVE
fortunate
Synonyms
STRONGEST
affluent encouraging fortuitous happy healthy helpful lucky profitable prosperous successful wealthy well-off
WEAK
advantageous auspicious blessed born with a silver spoon bright charmed convenient favorable favored felicitous flourishing gaining golden hopeful in luck in the gravy on a roll opportune overcoming promising propitious providential rosy sitting pretty sunny side thriving timely triumphant victorious well-to-do
Antonyms
STRONGEST
destitute disadvantageous failing hopeless lacking losing needy poor unfortunate unlucky unprofitable unsuccessful wanting
WEAK
adverse sad unhappy untoward upset

Example Sentences

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With average gas prices approaching $4 a gallon on Monday, one question for drivers is whether they’ll soon get a break from gas taxes.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 23, 2026

“I just feel like there’s not a chance for us within our day-to-day lives, to really get a break from technology.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 21, 2026

Bargain hunters could finally get a break in 2026—if they know where to look.

From Barron's • Dec. 3, 2025

Suzy Ward told BBC News NI her son Eoyn was now at home full time, which meant she did not "get a break" and was "constantly on the go".

From BBC • Sep. 8, 2025

Even if it was something worth doing, important and good, it was still right to get a break.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith