break into
Example Sentences
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“Yeah. Next time, don’t break into the office, okay? Come to me if you want to borrow anything.”
From Literature
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Then he breaks into a song, borrowed from a psalm, a tune so sad tears come to all of our eyes.
From Literature
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A woman has said it was "crazy" her car was broken into for a parcel shelf that was listed for sale online within hours.
From BBC
“He stole my ID, broke into Mirror Tech with it, and then called me ma’am.”
From Literature
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Thieves have tried to break into Taylor Minatogawa’s business five times in the last two months, distressing him so much he’s spent at least a dozen nights inside his shop keeping guard.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.