commercial break

noun

: the time when advertisements are broadcast during a radio or television program

We'll be back after the commercial break.

Examples of commercial break in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

So far in 2025, police have made 142 visits to the street block, including for 13 commercial break-in alarms, six burglaries and five unwanted people, data shows. —David Ferrara, Cincinnati Enquirer, 10 Dec. 2025

After a commercial break, Joy Behar gave Jones a handheld fan and said that should take care of all her issues. —Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE, 9 Dec. 2025

The show's cameras quickly switched to game coverage before a five-minute commercial break. —Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Dec. 2025

The moment that altered the Chiefs’ season — maybe saved the Chiefs’ season — arrived during a commercial break, with a three-time Super Bowl-winning quarterback stuck on the sideline and a running back in the midst of slamming his helmet on the bench. —Sam McDowell 24, Kansas City Star, 24 Nov. 2025

Rhymes for commercial break

• radiopaque
• ache
• ake
• bake
• brake
• cake
• craik
• crake
• fake
• flake
• hake
• jake