How to Use take a break in a Sentence

take a break

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  • That’s a great place to take a break.
    Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 4 Mar. 2026
  • News doesn’t take a break, much like Entin.
    Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 19 Aug. 2025
  • Santa had to take a break and find his fun again.
    Lauren Ashley Bishop, Variety, 15 Jan. 2026
  • That sounds like a good reason to take a break.
    Glenn Garner, Deadline, 9 Mar. 2026
  • Fortnite users will have to take a break for at least one night.
    Jenny Porter Tilley, The Courier-Journal, 15 Aug. 2024
  • The people who can’t be there for you, take a break from them.
    Lizz Schumer, People.com, 9 May 2025
  • This is just a unique time in our lives to take a break and reassess.
    Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 3 July 2024
  • This seems like a good time to take a break and take a stroll through nature.
    The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 12 Sep. 2025
  • That’s an 18-year-old who doesn’t know how to take a break yet.
    Jeff Conway, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
  • If your energy runs low, take a break!
    Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2026
  • Where exactly is the best place for your crew to take a break?
    Karen Cicero, Good Housekeeping, 25 May 2023
  • This is a great place to take a break and also do some birding.
    Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2026
  • Or just take a break to do some slow, nasal breathing while moving.
    Mark Divine, CNBC, 23 Feb. 2026
  • In those cases, you could be forced to take a break to address that change.
    Kristine Gill, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Nov. 2023
  • Rain should take a break around midday with a mostly cloudy sky and breezy north winds.
    Newsroom Meteorologist, Houston Chronicle, 4 Apr. 2026
  • Thomas says the moon will be telling you to chill out and take a break in order to rest and recharge.
    Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 22 Mar. 2023
  • Either take a break from charging or opt to charge your phone indoors.
    Brenna Gauchat, The Arizona Republic, 15 July 2024
  • No need to take a break from feeling blue just because there’s a party to go to!
    Evelyn Bauer, Them, 4 Sep. 2024
  • When there’s one going on, all of our problems take a break, if only for an hour.
    Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 25 Nov. 2023
  • Many players would say, `Yeah, take a break here’ or `bring me off the bench this next game’.
    Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2025
  • His experience on the latter film led him to take a break from movies.
    Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 8 May 2025
  • The band will then take a break before resuming the tour in the autumn.
    Matthew Strauss, Pitchfork, 21 Mar. 2024
  • Going to take a break & begin treatment to beat it into the ground.
    Mark Heim | [email protected], al, 22 Aug. 2023
  • Those could all be signs to take a break and talk to your dermatologist.
    Andee Tagle, NPR, 21 Feb. 2026
  • The star will take a break from filming as a precaution and return to set in a few days.
    Jordan Moreau, Variety, 22 Sep. 2025
  • That’s just a chance to totally get away from your problems and take a break from yourself.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 20 Feb. 2026
  • Fitz has seen bears that take a break from the falls for a season and return in following years.
    Erin Donaghue, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Oct. 2024
  • The venue also included a private space in the back for guests to take a break at any point in the show.
    Andrés Buenahora, Variety, 12 Sep. 2024
  • Step in, ask your wife to take a break, pick up the slack of watching the kids (play or pick-up, whatever).
    Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 5 Nov. 2025
  • Taking a moment to take a break and tune in with your body is a great way to help prevent swelling and injury.
    Ebony Williams, ajc, 24 Feb. 2023

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