fast-breaking
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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Schools would organise discussion programmes and fast-breaking dinners aimed at strengthening school–family cooperation, he said, adding that participation would be voluntary.
From Barron's ● Feb. 25, 2026
Plainclothes agents arrested Rumeysa Ozturk, a Tufts University graduate student from Turkey, on a sidewalk Tuesday as she walked to see friends for the traditional fast-breaking during the Islamic month of Ramadan.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 28, 2025
Speaking to a group of young people at a Ramadan fast-breaking meal in Ankara on Tuesday, President Erdogan urged patience and common sense amid what he described as "very sensitive days."
From BBC ● Mar. 25, 2025
With the same deft touch as one of her down-court passes for an assist to a fast-breaking teammate, Clark has connected present to past.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 3, 2024
Dave Mills, a vacuum cleaner off the back-boards, led a fast-breaking Seattle University team to victory last night.
From A Practical Guide to Self-Hypnosis by Powers, Melvin
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