How to Use bathroom break in a Sentence

bathroom break

noun
  • In the face of a runtime of 3 hours and 12 minutes, members of the cast spoke to EW about the right time to take a bathroom break during the movie.
    Nick Romano, EW.com, 7 Mar. 2023
  • Every binger has to take a bathroom break in between Stranger Things episodes.
    Milan Polk, Men's Health, 10 Mar. 2023
  • But the Cowboys are close to becoming the kind of team where home fans take a bathroom break when Dallas gets the ball.
    Tim Cowlishaw, Dallas News, 18 Sep. 2023
  • Most people still think of convenience stores as just a pit stop for gas, a quick snack and a bathroom break.
    Jinjoo Lee, WSJ, 15 Dec. 2023
  • Best Book of a Musical Don’t use best book of a musical as your bathroom break.
    Ben Zauzmer, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 June 2023
  • Coelen told Variety that the longest pod session on season 1 was around four to five hours—and that was only cut short by a pesky bathroom break.
    Women's Health, 24 Mar. 2023
  • His appearance, billed as an interlude for the audience, brought a few jokes — and a perfect bathroom break.
    Emily Zemler, Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2024
  • Since pit stops take mere seconds, trainers time meals and liquid intake to help ensure drivers don't need a bathroom break mid-race.
    Janaya Wecker, Popular Mechanics, 28 Feb. 2023
  • Maurice had neglected to give us a bathroom break and everyone was too busy staring at him to think of cracking a window.
    Hazlitt, 10 May 2023
  • Smugglers squeezed about 14 migrants in a vehicle meant for five, forcing them to go hours without water or a bathroom break.
    Elliot Spagat, Fortune, 6 Oct. 2023
  • Alcaraz said the cramping began after taking his five-minute bathroom break after losing the second set.
    Marc Berman, ajc, 1 Apr. 2023
  • Kids wear safety vests and have a dedicated room to retreat to for hot chocolate, a bathroom break, or simply to rest up before tackling the magic carpet again.
    Terry Ward, Travel + Leisure, 9 Feb. 2024
  • Teacher Ammie Stewart gives hand sanitizer to one of her students during a bathroom break.
    Joshua Lott, Washington Post, 18 Feb. 2023
  • Paul looked bewildered until the moderator, Ariel Helwani, explained Diaz was just taking a bathroom break.
    Josh Peter, USA TODAY, 9 May 2023
  • After a bathroom break and a change of clothes, though, Medvedev rediscovered his early form, evolving once more into the human backboard capable of finding the tightest angle to sneak a ball past his most gifted and acrobatic opponent.
    Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2023
  • Levon Date – charged in the killing of a Canadian citizen in 2023 – escaped the courthouse after pushing past police officers during a requested bathroom break, Grenada's police force alleged at the press conference.
    Emily Palmer, Peoplemag, 26 Feb. 2024

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