bathroom break

noun

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

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Later in the day, the secretary posted a video on the social platform X criticizing the suburb after seemingly being denied entry into their municipal building for a bathroom break. Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 7 Oct. 2025 What started as a bathroom break ended with shots being fired and a deputy being investigated in Ohio, officials say. Jennifer Rodriguez, Kansas City Star, 24 Sep. 2025 In the clip, her dad came to let the dog outside for a bathroom break and to hang out for about an hour until the owner got home, part of the crate-training process to get Daphne used to being left home alone while the owner is at work. Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025 But when Vekic used a medical timeout to deal with an arm injury, Gauff took a bathroom break. Skyler Caruso, People.com, 2 Sep. 2025 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 Oct. 2025.

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