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
“I got a really bad break there on 12, which probably cost me two shots,” Scheffler said.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 16, 2022
“Say, that was a bad break for me,” murmured Phil, as the door closed, and before Dave or Roger could speak.
From Dave Porter and the Runaways Last Days at Oak Hall by Boehm, H. Richard
