station break
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of station break
First recorded in 1935–40
Example Sentences
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I make it a point to get up during each commercial and station break.
From Washington Post • Nov. 1, 2021
I was walking around in a daze, so happy to be in it, that doing a station break correctly was a World Series.”
From Washington Post • Jan. 13, 2016
The thought was that the louder the ad, the more likely viewers were to pay attention during a station break instead of getting off the couch to make a sandwich.
From Time • Dec. 17, 2010
The thought was that the louder the ad, the more likely viewers would pay attention during a station break, instead of getting off the couch to make a sandwich.
From Time • Dec. 16, 2010
Even if all the clocks in the station break down, thought Hugo, time won’t stop.
From "The Invention of Hugo Cabret" by Brian Selznick
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