break cover
Example Sentences
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After we saw this prototype 500Hz gaming monitor break cover in early 2022, I didn’t think that laptop manufacturers would be quick to bring a laptop that fast to market.
From The Verge • Jul. 19, 2022
But a midranking officer ignored part of the order and allowed members of the unit to break cover behind a barricade.
From New York Times • Jan. 29, 2022
Sanchez said he had at least two photographers collecting tips and following Messi and PSG for the first shots of the family when they finally break cover from their hotel.
From Reuters • Sep. 15, 2021
The celebrity appears to break cover and say something of genuine interest.
From The Guardian • Aug. 10, 2017
It is a fine open bit which promises two or three shots at least, for whatever comes out on that side of the kloof is bound to break cover there.
From The Fire Trumpet A Romance of the Cape Frontier by Mitford, Bertram
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
