break for

Example Sentences

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Perhaps a break for your eyes and a treat for your ears?

From Slate • Jun. 17, 2026

She celebrated with a clenched fist after a ferocious smash secured a break for a 4-1 lead.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

If projections of the unexpected tax windfall, which analysts attribute to stock market interest in artificial intelligence companies, bear out, the upswing could mark a lucky break for Newsom.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

Martyn got his professional football break for Bristol Rovers in 1987 after being recommended to their then manager Gerry Francis by the club's tea lady Vi Harris.

From BBC • May 11, 2026

I came out to her when I was eleven, during a commercial break for Celebrity Rehab.

From "Leah on the Offbeat" by Becky Albertalli