How to Use commercial break in a Sentence

commercial break

noun

• After a brief commercial break, the South had something to say.
  — Okla Jones, Essence, 26 June 2023
• During the commercial break, the choice of music was classic TV themes.
  — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 16 Jan. 2024
• The streamers will need to find alternatives to the commercial break.
  — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 30 Sep. 2023
• Oh, and putting up a QR code afterward for stars who didn’t make the cut was strange, as were the QR codes going into each commercial break.
  — Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Mar. 2023
• During a recent taping of the ABC talk show, Joy found herself in a predicament amid a commercial break.
  — Adrianna Freedman, Good Housekeeping, 24 Feb. 2023
• When the Celtics were finally on the clock at No. 38, Walsh was selected during a commercial break.
  — Chad Finn, BostonGlobe.com, 24 June 2023
• After a commercial break cliffhanger, Meisha shared the good news that the Catholic church had granted her an annulment.
  — Kelly Wynne, Peoplemag, 25 Sep. 2023
• But as the hosts began to press him, Goldberg halted the conversation to take a commercial break.
  — Steven Porter, BostonGlobe.com, 25 May 2023
• With over 22 million votes counted, Seacrest returned to the stage after the final commercial break to reveal that Love and Nutsa did not make the top 10.
  — Charles Trepany, USA TODAY, 1 May 2023
• But as the game, airing on FOX Sports and tied at 35, cut to commercial break at the two-minute warning, tense viewers might’ve felt an unexpected wave of calm.
  — Eric Renner Brown, Billboard, 9 Feb. 2024
• When a frustrated Ford throws to a commercial break in the middle of the bit, leaving four minutes to go, Midge makes a split-second decision.
  — Angelique Jackson, Variety, 26 May 2023
• When the sound returned after a commercial break, Gabi, 25, gushed about where her relationship stood with Zach.
  — Dana Rose Falcone, Peoplemag, 27 Mar. 2023
• During another commercial break, Bakody and Bupp go out to the lobby and return with more tequilas.
  — Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2024
• In another commercial break, Gayle King went over to Beyoncé to strike up a chat.
  — Esther Kang, Peoplemag, 5 Feb. 2024
• After an extended commercial break, the technical glitch is fixed, and the Bachelor and his date arrive at the beach.
  — Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 28 Mar. 2023
• But after a commercial break, Hannity announced that the two were unable to stay longer after all.
  — Aaron Navarro, CBS News, 1 Dec. 2023
• Host Ryan Seacrest returned after the final commercial break to reveal that just under 23 million votes had been cast.
  — Oliver Steele, USA TODAY, 2 May 2023
• In it Gomez, clad in a red dress and an elaborate updo, crouches next to her longtime friend, Taylor Swift, during a commercial break.
  — Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 11 Jan. 2024
• The viral clips have left the internet reeling, with many dying to know what two of the most famous women on the planet might’ve been talking about during the award show’s commercial break.
  — Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 8 Jan. 2024
• While Tan France interviews White backstage, attendees in the room are treating it like a commercial break and running to the bathrooms and checking their phones.
  — Meredith Blake, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2024
• DeSantis ads played on the brewery’s muted TVs during the commercial break while Haley spoke.
  — Antonia Hitchens, The New Yorker, 8 Jan. 2024
• Early in the game, linebacker Dre Greenlaw slipped while jogging onto the field after a commercial break and was carted off the field for a reported Achilles injury.
  — Rebecca Cohen, NBC News, 12 Feb. 2024
• Unsure of himself in that medium, Rose once wondered aloud to Murphy, during a commercial break, about his future.
  — Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 4 June 2023
• Pause ads and other ideas like them don’t extend the interruption of a typical commercial break.
  — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 23 Oct. 2023
• Then the ceremony began and during its first commercial break, Steve Martin and Martin Short were seen chatting in their seats.
  — Esther Kang, Peoplemag, 16 Jan. 2024
• During every commercial break, @chrisappleton1 transformed her hair into a new look.
  — Erin Clack, Peoplemag, 23 Oct. 2023
• The bar also has a DJ playing music during every commercial break, and the national anthem plays before games.
  — Jordyn Noennig, Journal Sentinel, 26 Aug. 2023
• While at work on a recent morning, Leslie Horton, an on-air traffic reporter, received an email from a viewer during a commercial break that criticized her body.
  — Sydney Page, Washington Post, 8 Dec. 2023
• These commercial break interviews are getting a little painful.
  — Meredith Blake, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2024
• Fox News host Dana Perino reminded candidates after the first commercial break about the debate rules: One minute to answer a question, 30 seconds for a follow-up answer.
  — Alyssa Lukpat, WSJ, 28 Sep. 2023

Last Updated: 31 Aug 2024