breaker

Example Sentences

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The ship was cruising past the breakers where the Black Rocks met the reef.

From Literature

I would recognize those navy blue wind breakers anywhere.

From Literature

“For most of the past decade, megacap tech earnings functioned as the market’s circuit breaker,” he wrote in a Saturday note.

From MarketWatch

I wish I could just turn to her and say, “Look, Lizzie, I’m a cryptanalyst. A code breaker. It’s all very hush-hush.”

From Literature

The failures included electronics and software faults, circuit breakers tripping repeatedly, damage to wiring, short circuits, loss of electrical current, and overheating of power system components.

From BBC