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
"I nearly made a bad break there," he said in a whisper.
From The Turnstile by Mason, A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodley)
