short break

Example Sentences

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After a short break, they do it all in reverse - collecting the empty boxes and returning them to the kitchens they came from by mid-afternoon.

From BBC • May 29, 2026

After a short break to London arranged by the National Union of Teachers, Mair returned to Aberfan.

From BBC • Feb. 22, 2026

Taking a short break from running a practice for 50 excited five to 10 year old boys, coach Mahmud Jandia told AFP he hoped the field would remain.

From Barron's • Dec. 19, 2025

Taco publisher Alex Blazedale said as he and Torres smoked outside during a short break.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 25, 2025

Those three-week trips were a chance to take a short break from the wilderness.

From "I Survived the Great Alaska Earthquake, 1964" by Lauren Tarshis