into the breach

phrase

—used with step/leap/jump (etc.) to indicate providing help that is badly needed, such as by doing a job when there is no one else available to do it

He stepped into the breach when the company needed new leadership.

Examples of into the breach in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Theater has always finally pushed itself forward into the breach at times of crisis, national crisis, times of national social change. — Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2026

The number, which has not previously been reported, was disclosed in a report published Wednesday by METR and Redwood Research, two organizations brought in to do an independent investigation into the breach. — Reuters, NBC news, 26 Aug. 2026

While still on Dawson’s Creek, Van Der Beek hosted Saturday Night Live — the musical guest was Everlast — and landed a plumb role in Varsity Blues, playing a second-string high school quarterback who leaps into the breach when the star suffers an injury. — Dallas Morning News, 11 Feb. 2026

This comes as Montana State Auditor and Commissioner of Securities and Insurance James Brown on Wednesday launched an investigation into the breach from a third-party business that works with BCBSMT. — Lauren Giella, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025

As the western dried up around him, Sam Peckinpah assembled a group of grizzled veterans for one last trip into the breach. — Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 18 July 2025

The 40-year-old was thrown into the breach when longtime manager Bud Black was fired last week. — Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 18 May 2025

The sheriff's office showed surveillance video uncovered during their investigation into the breach that showed the inmates jarring open a sliding door on a cell, fleeing from the loading dock and running crossing Interstate 10. — Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 16 May 2025

Rhymes for into the breach

• beach
• beech
• bleach
• breech
• each
• keech
• leach
• leech
• meech
• peach
• preach
• reach