bad break
Example Sentences
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With stroke play, he says, “one bad break like that would ruin your chances for the entire event.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026
"He was my cause that week. Mentally, that helped. I never got stuck thinking about why I hit it left or why I had a bad break."
From BBC • Jul. 17, 2024
Each week seemed to bring a new bad break.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 14, 2023
It was a bad break for the driver who started the day eighth in points and was looking to make up ground with four races to go before the playoffs.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 26, 2022
But let a player make a bad break, and McGraw delivers a talk to him that would have to be written on asbestos paper.
From Pitching in a Pinch or, Baseball from the Inside by Mathewson, Christy
