taking a break
Example Sentences
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Panakos, the nurse from Florida, is taking a break from the circuit after several years because it was tiring to be on the road, she said from her home in Tampa.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026
What’s weird and slightly clumsy is that he said he was taking a break from his golf game only to show up on the course with another friend/potential client.
From MarketWatch • May 27, 2026
"For me, it's ridiculous," the goalkeeper added, taking a break from palming away shots struck by friends wearing colorful Brazil and Barcelona jerseys.
From Barron's • May 13, 2026
He loved the people and taking a break by the Self-Realization Fellowship’s verdant headquarters to read the newspaper.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026
For some odd reason, he thought of a time when he had been on the mountainside, taking a break as he chopped wood.
From "A Single Shard" by Linda Sue Park
