break the seal

Example Sentences

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Instead, squeeze the bottom of the cup to break the seal and wiggle it off, says physiotherapist Dr Kate Lough, an expert in pelvic health.

From BBC • Feb. 10, 2025

Whoever purchased the game will be unable to play it unless they break the seal and open the game, thereby destroying its value.

From Fox News • Oct. 25, 2021

Loser Daphne Steinberg, who found it in a D.C.-area international supermarket, didn’t break the seal on the bottle, and neither did we.

From Washington Post • Jul. 9, 2020

Cartwright's pod malfunctions, forcing the pair to break the seal and venture outside the bunker to retrieve replacement parts.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 13, 2015

Once I break the seal on the patch kit, the binary components of the resin mix and I have sixty seconds before it hardens.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir