commercial break
a short interruption during radio or television programming for the broadcasting of a commercial or commercials.
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How to use commercial break in a sentence
I have seen NCAA tournament games in which a coach calls the use-it-or-lose-it in the last 10 seconds, leading to a full television commercial break.
Nine problems with college basketball on TV — and how to fix them | John Feinstein | February 3, 2021 | Washington PostSharp-eyed Marvel fans will spot the allusions to Hydra in the commercial breaks or notice the voice of Randall Park’s character from Ant-Man playing over the radio trying to communicate with Wanda.
Wandavision Offers Hope That Originality Can Survive the Era of the Ever-Expanding Franchise | Eliana Dockterman | January 16, 2021 | TimeThe 90-minute debate, with no commercial breaks, is being moderated by Susan Page, the Washington bureau chief of USA Today, who will guide the candidates through nine segments of 10 minutes each.
Vice presidential debate: Highlights and fact-checks | Colby Itkowitz, Anne Gearan, Matt Viser, Felicia Sonmez, John Wagner | October 8, 2020 | Washington PostAs part of that deal, Planet Oat will have its ingredients featured in recipes in several different shows, as well as have its traditional ads in the commercial breaks.
Food52 jumps further on the streaming bandwagon with its new OTT app | Kayleigh Barber | September 29, 2020 | DigidayStreamers often run multiple video ads within a pod, akin to TV’s commercial breaks, and advertisers typically ask for their ads to be separate from certain types of other ads, such as a competitor’s spot.
‘Turns into the Super Bowl’: Media companies prepare for political ad dollars to roll in | Tim Peterson | August 6, 2020 | Digiday
Even Ebola needs longer than a commercial break to kill you.
Scandal’s Finale Featured One of the Most Preposterous TV Deaths Ever | Russell Saunders | April 19, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWahl then stared resolutely at the camera for a full five seconds before the network cut to a commercial break.
Exclusive: RT Anchor Liz Wahl Explains Why She Quit | James Kirchick | March 5, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTNext commercial break see if you can add one more rep. No commercial breaks during your binge-watching House of Cards session?
Every time you get a commercial break, hit the ground and start busting out pushups or crunches, doing as many as you can.
And then, as Olivia would say, “handled” them all by the second commercial break.
The Best TV Shows of 2013: ‘Orange Is the New Black,’ ‘Breaking Bad’ and More | Kevin Fallon | December 13, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
British Dictionary definitions for commercial break
an interruption in a radio or television programme for the broadcasting of advertisements
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