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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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That will be the case in some ways, in that teams and drivers get a break from travelling to races.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

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

Meanwhile, those who rely on propane and heating oil will get a break, with prices falling as much as 4% according to EIA.

From Barron's • Dec. 29, 2025

“Miggy is playing his tail off. So for us to get a break like that, that was something that was very welcome and very needed.”

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 7, 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