break-in

Example Sentences

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Those results are not final, nor do they necessarily reflect how voters will break in November’s head-to-head competitions.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

The effectiveness is open to debate with coaches having a three-minute hydration break in each half as a natural timeout.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

While mid- and late-career employees could hang on to their positions longer in that scenario, younger workers would likely struggle to break in.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

“I have to watch the refs and be ready right when there’s a break in the action,” Janssen, who dons a headset so he can communicate directly with team staffers, said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

She shrieked and ranted for a quarter of an hour, then deprived us of our noontime break in the open air that day.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom