Examples of break the news in a Sentence
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Hyland had to break the news from Florida while her kids were in Pittsburgh.
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Becca Longmire, Peoplemag, 29 May 2024
Manager Buck Britton called him into his office to break the news, kicking off a chaotic day of travel that included an evening of frantic packing, an overnight drive to Richmond and a 6 a.m. flight Wednesday morning.
—Matt Weyrich, Baltimore Sun, 10 Apr. 2024
Martha was part of Ashley’s Grand Ole Opry announcement
In October 2022, Ashley learned she was being invited to join the Grand Ole Opry in a unique way — Garth Brooks made a surprise appearance during her interview with CBS Mornings to break the news.
—Emily Krauser, Peoplemag, 16 May 2024
The heartbreaking moment is orchestrated by Norma, who plays on Mitzi’s naivete and encourages her to break the news to Maxine during the biggest event of the social season.
—Brande Victorian, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Then there was the dilemma of how to break the news to his sixth grade daughter, who was a student in one of Mr. Paty’s classes but did not see the cartoons.
—Colette Davidson, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 Apr. 2024
Soon afterward, Iris said, an officer took him aside to break the news.
—Ames Alexander, Charlotte Observer, 16 Apr. 2024
The actors gets candid with PEOPLE about how sons Julian, 14, and Adrian, 12, have managed their dad's disease
Aaron Lazar had no idea how to break the news to his two sons that he had been diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).
—Dave Quinn, Peoplemag, 7 Apr. 2024
Kelly had to break the news that the Führer’s own officers tried, on several occasions, to disloyally assassinate him.
—Benjamin Wallace-Wells, The New Yorker, 17 Mar. 2024
Becca Longmire, Peoplemag, 29 May 2024
Manager Buck Britton called him into his office to break the news, kicking off a chaotic day of travel that included an evening of frantic packing, an overnight drive to Richmond and a 6 a.m. flight Wednesday morning.
—Matt Weyrich, Baltimore Sun, 10 Apr. 2024
Martha was part of Ashley’s Grand Ole Opry announcement
In October 2022, Ashley learned she was being invited to join the Grand Ole Opry in a unique way — Garth Brooks made a surprise appearance during her interview with CBS Mornings to break the news.
—Emily Krauser, Peoplemag, 16 May 2024
The heartbreaking moment is orchestrated by Norma, who plays on Mitzi’s naivete and encourages her to break the news to Maxine during the biggest event of the social season.
—Brande Victorian, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Then there was the dilemma of how to break the news to his sixth grade daughter, who was a student in one of Mr. Paty’s classes but did not see the cartoons.
—Colette Davidson, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 Apr. 2024
Soon afterward, Iris said, an officer took him aside to break the news.
—Ames Alexander, Charlotte Observer, 16 Apr. 2024
The actors gets candid with PEOPLE about how sons Julian, 14, and Adrian, 12, have managed their dad's disease
Aaron Lazar had no idea how to break the news to his two sons that he had been diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).
—Dave Quinn, Peoplemag, 7 Apr. 2024
Kelly had to break the news that the Führer’s own officers tried, on several occasions, to disloyally assassinate him.
—Benjamin Wallace-Wells, The New Yorker, 17 Mar. 2024
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