commercial break
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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Confused, Probst told the live audience, “I’m not even sure what’s happened,” before the show cut to a commercial break.
From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026
The nominations will be announced over about 20 minutes, with a gap in the middle to allow US network ABC to take a commercial break.
From BBC • Jan. 21, 2026
And as obnoxious as it was to hear Cynthia Erivo belting “dooooooooooOOooOOOoowwn!” during every Thanksgiving day commercial break, the film itself was an undeniable delight.
From Salon • Nov. 21, 2025
After one of his sketches, the actual Sid Caesar might ever so briefly, in a stammering voice, appear before a commercial break to say: “We’ll be right back.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 14, 2025
And before every commercial break, they run a little teaser segment about the track team.
From "The Running Dream" by Wendelin Van Draanen
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