bathroom break

noun

: a brief pause in or stoppage of an activity for people to use a bathroom

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Someone returning from a bathroom break is different from four friends arriving hours later to join the person who saved their places. — Angela Haupt, Time, 21 Oct. 2026 He was found dead in August after taking a bathroom break, Gothamist reported. — Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 13 Oct. 2026 Stop for a bathroom break, browse the gift shop, or grab a snack before walking the short Alpine Ridge Trail, which climbs above the visitor center for panoramic views across the Continental Divide. — Bailey Berg, Travel + Leisure, 5 Oct. 2026 But for those who've ever had to hold urine when there was no bathroom in sight, or work just got too busy for a bathroom break, is there any harm in waiting? — Alexandra Frost, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for bathroom break

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“Bathroom break.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bathroom%20break. Accessed 13 Nov. 2026.

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