big break
Example Sentences
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This has squeezed shorts and prompted short covering that has driven up the stock price until the big break Wednesday.
From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026
He got his big break in 1997 when he was cast as Harris in “Buffy.”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2026
But his big break would be the 13-second Whopper-chomp snippet.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 7, 2026
Your big break might come in your 50s.
From Slate • Feb. 27, 2026
The play is a big break for him, but it doesn’t feel the same without him around.
From "The Fourteenth Goldfish" by Jennifer L. Holm
