commercial break
noun
: the time when advertisements are broadcast during a radio or television program
We'll be back after the commercial break.
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Breakker connected with a flying trashcan clothesline on the announce table before Raw went to its final commercial break.
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Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
As the show cut to a commercial break, the two continued debating just how hygienic Banks' antics are.
—Kimi Robinson, USA Today, 29 July 2025
Jazz Chisholm and Braves coach Eddie Perez exchanged words during the commercial break.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 20 July 2025
Jelly Roll, stunned, said that the show was going to take a commercial break.
—Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 17 July 2025
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Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
As the show cut to a commercial break, the two continued debating just how hygienic Banks' antics are.
—Kimi Robinson, USA Today, 29 July 2025
Jazz Chisholm and Braves coach Eddie Perez exchanged words during the commercial break.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 20 July 2025
Jelly Roll, stunned, said that the show was going to take a commercial break.
—Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 17 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for commercial break
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“Commercial break.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/commercial%20break. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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