bathroom break

noun

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

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French tennis player Arthur Gea abruptly left the court during his first-round match at the French Open on Sunday after pleading with the chair umpire for an emergency bathroom break. Paulina Dedaj, FOXNews.com, 25 May 2026 So if your kids need a bathroom break during the movie, just about any time is fine to do so. Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 8 May 2026 Inside the pack, a walkie-talkie squawked with the voices of staff who needed back-up on the playground, or a bathroom break, or help soothing a troubled student. Cory Turner, NPR, 19 Apr. 2026 During a bathroom break, his urine was an abnormal color. Cara Lynn Shultz, PEOPLE, 17 Apr. 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 29 May. 2026.

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