take a break
Example Sentences
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Barrymore has not revealed whether she has found herself another fixer-upper to tackle—or if she has decided to take a break from DIY projects and focus on life at her New York City apartment, which serves as her primary residence.
From MarketWatch
And then as the others started to flit away, in English, to Berlin specifically, Marcie said: “Take a break, why don’t you? Forget about learning for the night. Eat something, enjoy the band, the movie. Maybe even nap? You know? Relax?”
From Literature
In September Carole had her third hip replacement, which meant that she had to take a break from her training.
From BBC
Many chart watchers view any RSI reading below 30 as indicating an “oversold” condition, which suggests a bounce could be coming as bears take a break from selling to catch their breath.
From MarketWatch
One can only hope that Dalton Rushing can improve on last year’s .204-hitting performance enough to allow Smith to take a break, because that becomes a big Dodger weakness if he doesn’t.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
