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
Each week seemed to bring a new bad break.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 14, 2023
But a bad break proved costly at period’s end after the Kraken had finished killing off a two-man disadvantage for 1:38.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 4, 2023
And, she says, Miss Havisham's heartbreak is relatable to anyone who has been through a bad break up.
From BBC ● Mar. 20, 2023
“The poor professor made a bad break I suppose,” grinned Neale.
From The Corner House Girls Among the Gypsies How They Met, What Happened, and How It Ended by Grace Brooks Hill
