break into

Example Sentences

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The stock has shaken off the broader software selloff to break into positive territory on a year-to-date basis.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

But perhaps most intriguing was his revelation that players still have the opportunity to break into the starting XI for the opening World Cup game versus Croatia.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

Mr. Fountain imagines that the U.S. has been overrun by a weird medical epidemic known as the Weeps, which causes people to spontaneously break into tears.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

Microsoft has previously attempted to break into the wearable devices.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

“But they’ll soon be able to break into the sleeping burrows, once they’re in here.”

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams