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break in

VERB
  1. enter someone's (virtual or real) property in an unauthorized manner, usually with the intent to steal or commit a violent act
    They broke into my car and stole my radio!
    Someone broke in while I was on vacation
    who broke into my account last night?
  2. make submissive, obedient, or useful
    I broke in the new intern
    The horse was tough to break
  3. break into a conversation
    her husband always chimes in, even when he is not involved in the conversation
  4. intrude on uninvited
    The nosy couple broke in on our conversation
  5. start in a certain activity, enterprise, or role
  6. break so as to fall inward
    He broke in the door
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How To Use break in In A Sentence

  • Don't break in when he is telling the story.
  • The pictures showed that when the water reached a certain speed, it began to break into eddies, waves and cross-currents.
  • The lawyer requested a break in the court case, but the judge demurred.
  • The large lagoon and break in the reef attract many species, including dugongs, whale sharks, dolphins and manta rays.
  • Doherty took a 6-2 lead last night, compiling a 107 break in the second frame but Dale hit the highest break of the televised stages with a 140 in the seventh frame.
  • The following year, Garcia took a one-stroke lead to the 70th hole of the PGA Championship but Harrington again thwarted Garcia's bid to break into the fraternity of major champions. In majors, taking on Tiger always part of the problem
  • To celebrate their golden anniversary the couple are planning a relaxing break in Torquay.
  • Concern about a possible outbreak in Amoy Garden mounted on Saturday, when 22 of Hong Kong's 45 new SAR cases hospitalized that day were determined to be residents of the estate. Medpundit
  • Extreme family: It lacks luxury but a break in the Welsh countryside more than makes ... school trips to activity centres, have quadded and go-karted with PGL and often throw themselves around on WN.com - Articles related to Amy heading back to Caribbean
  • But he said it was unclear whether the bulge indicated a jagged break in the wing or a mirage caused by atmospheric distortion.
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