taking a break

Example Sentences

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What’s weird and slightly clumsy is that he said he was taking a break from his golf game only to show up on the course with another friend/potential client.

From MarketWatch • May 27, 2026

"For me, it's ridiculous," the goalkeeper added, taking a break from palming away shots struck by friends wearing colorful Brazil and Barcelona jerseys.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

“It’s nice to have that home feel,” says Newton, taking a break from cleaning the window of the record store at which he works.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

He loved the people and taking a break by the Self-Realization Fellowship’s verdant headquarters to read the newspaper.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

“We can hardly keep up,” Grover admitted one afternoon as we were taking a break at the canoe lake.

From "The Last Olympian" by Rick Riordan