How to Use break room in a Sentence
break room
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At the end of the line at Downtown Largo, the operator walked to a break room.
—Justin George, Washington Post, 10 Aug. 2023
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Place in an area where employees are allowed to have their phones, like the building entrance or the break room.
—Elizabeth Baskin, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2024
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Workers said that going to the break room to get water takes them away from work duties for at least five minutes.
—Michael Salerno, The Arizona Republic, 7 Sep. 2023
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Those plants sit above a break room equipped with booths, couches, a ping-pong table, an air hockey table and much more.
—Shane Connuck, Charlotte Observer, 2 July 2024
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Because so much cash was going to be exchanged, the bank arranged for the closing to be held in its kitchen and break room, which offered some privacy.
—Charles Bethea, The New Yorker, 28 Aug. 2023
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Many of the benefits from in-person work come from the informal conversations–in the hallway, the break room, or the cafeteria.
—Denis McDonough, Fortune, 8 Feb. 2024
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Two days after this incident, Hennig saw a coworker eating lunch in the break room.
—Elena Gastaldo, Idaho Statesman, 11 July 2024
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Staff restrooms will be improved with showers, along with the improvement to the staff’s break room and the addition of new staff bunk rooms or temporary sleeping quarters.
—Mike Jones, Arkansas Online, 12 Aug. 2023
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The complaint specifically lists late paychecks and sewage in the employee break room as some examples.
—Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 12 Jan. 2024
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The labs are paired with office suites, flexible meeting spaces, advanced kinds of break rooms, and modern outdoor areas.
—George Avalos, The Mercury News, 7 June 2024
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In September 2022, one employee told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel that there wasn’t enough work to keep people busy, prompting some to sit in the break room or go home early.
—Jeanne Whalen, Washington Post, 22 Aug. 2023
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Hamlin decided to spend six hours setting up Airspeed’s break room himself.
—Shane Connuck, Charlotte Observer, 2 July 2024
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To make the building a nice place to work, it was designed to have natural light, large windows, break areas like outdoor patios and decks, and a break room for staff with comfortable furniture.
—Corina Vanek, The Arizona Republic, 6 Mar. 2024
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Although the break room is air-conditioned, McAllister said the workspace has no temperature controls.
—Niko Kommenda, Washington Post, 11 July 2024
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Some of his colleagues also came to realize — over break room conversations with colleagues in customer service — the potential harms of the program.
—Emma Goldberg, New York Times, 10 Feb. 2024
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The plants have television monitors in break rooms and cafeterias that run pro-company and anti-union messaging.
—Stephen J. Silvia, The Conversation, 21 May 2024
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The mother of a young Black man killed by Seattle police in 2017 is outraged and demanding an apology after learning officers kept a mock tombstone marking her son’s death on a shelf in a precinct break room.
—oregonlive, 15 July 2023
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And the housing authority in Salem took four apartments in a downtown tower for seniors and converted them into offices, including a break room and space for file storage.
—Todd Wallack, ProPublica, 19 Sep. 2023
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The upcoming weeks are rife with holiday happenings: perhaps a party in the break room, a gift exchange at your place of worship, or your family celebration.
—Rachel Murphy, Verywell Health, 11 Dec. 2023
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During my casual conversation with a co-worker in the break room, another colleague entered, seemingly in a hurry.
—Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 25 Apr. 2024
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Certain design choices, such as a new coat of paint, wellness posters, yoga equipment, couches or plants, would distinguish these employee wellness spaces from traditional teacher break rooms.
—Kalia Yee, oregonlive, 26 June 2023
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The artists affiliated with the archive have turned a small room near the bank gallery in the petroleum tower lobby into an anodyne-looking employee break room, complete with industrial coffee maker.
—Carolina A. Miranda, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2023
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During her short tenure, Ms. Sewell made a strong impression on the Police Department rank and file — championing renovations of precinct break rooms, and trumpeting the successes and challenges of individual officers.
—Maria Cramer, New York Times, 30 June 2023
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The outerwear staple makes any outfit more appropriate for work settings, while simultaneously keeping you from getting cold on airplanes, in auditoriums, or in your break room.
—Alyssa Grabinski, Peoplemag, 17 Sep. 2023
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More subtle racist behavior has come from supervisors and fellow nurses in past jobs, too — uncomfortable looks in the break room, extra questioning from supervisors over narcotics errors he’s responsibly reported and been cleared for.
—Usha Lee McFarling, STAT, 31 May 2023
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