break in the clouds

One of Caruana Galizia's three sons, Paul, who publicly campaigned for justice on her behalf, said the sentencing was "a break in the clouds".

Butwin said there may be a short break in the clouds Tuesday, but the pattern of rain isn’t going away – the forecast suggests a repeat of wet and overcast weather starting later this week, Butwin said.

But its tense precarity is largely the result of its tendency to turn suddenly gorgeous, as though a break in the clouds had allowed a glimpse of a different landscape.

On the Friday after the election, when Biden appeared headed for victory, she said on Twitter, “The world can be a dark place at times just now — but today we are seeing a wee break in the clouds.”

After Biden pulled ahead in Pennsylvania, Sturgeon tweeted: “The world can be a dark place at times just now — but today we are seeing a wee break in the clouds.”