break cover
Example Sentences
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Those who remain, like 59-year-old Ihor, only break cover to find the bare essentials.
From BBC
“If war comes,” said a Chinese state television report in 2018, “this nuclear arsenal that shuttles underground will break cover where the enemy least expects and fire off its missiles.”
From New York Times
As they break cover and pull back, the Russian soldiers are more vulnerable.
From New York Times
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
Boris Johnson's premiership is coming under pressure, as more Tory MPs break cover to criticise his fitness for office in the wake of Partygate.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
