How to Use break point in a Sentence

break point

noun
  • Nadal, however, held serve, and on his first break point of the match, Djokovic double-faulted.
    Sean Gregory / Paris, TIME, 29 July 2024
  • The 21-year-old Spaniard was ruthless throughout the match, converting all five of her break point opportunities.
    Jill Martin, CNN, 2 July 2024
  • In the seventh game, Djokovic faltered again at the net to present Alcaraz with another break point and then threw up a double fault to gift the Spaniard his double break.
    Aimee Lewis, CNN, 14 July 2024
  • The Terps got out and ran, too, with 11 fast-break points.
    Chris Solari, Detroit Free Press, 16 Feb. 2020
  • Djokovic did not face a break point in any of the last three sets.
    Samuel Petrequin, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 June 2021
  • The Grizzlies are fifth in the NBA in both pace and fast-break points.
    cleveland, 19 Dec. 2019
  • At 4-4, Stephens had a break point and Williams hit a ball long.
    Jamie Lisanti, SI.com, 8 Sep. 2017
  • In Game 2, the Sixers had a 17-6 edge in fast-break points.
    Marc Narducci, Philly.com, 18 Apr. 2018
  • Nadal didn’t face a break point in reaching the fourth round here for the 11th time.
    Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2019
  • The Pelicans scored 24 fast-break points to the Bulls’ 12.
    Phil Thompson, chicagotribune.com, 9 Oct. 2019
  • In the fifth set, Djokovic survived three break point chances with the score tied at 7-7.
    Tom Perrotta, WSJ, 15 July 2018
  • All but one went to at least deuce, and Nadal had six break points in all.
    Tom Perrotta, WSJ, 10 Sep. 2017
  • The Blue Devils had six fast-break points in the first half to go with five blocks.
    Danielle Lerner, The Courier-Journal, 4 Jan. 2018
  • The best game of the match soon followed, when Djokovic fought to hold serve and saved three break points.
    Tom Perrotta, WSJ, 9 Sep. 2018
  • The Grizzlies also scored 14 fast-break points in the first half.
    Rick Bonnell, charlotteobserver, 30 Oct. 2017
  • Fast-break points are the exception rather than the rule.
    Ted Dunnam, Houston Chronicle, 8 Jan. 2018
  • Kenin faced three break points while serving at 2-all, love-40 in the third set.
    Howard Fendrich, Houston Chronicle, 1 Feb. 2020
  • He got broken three times in the first set, then never faced a break point the rest of the way.
    Howard Fendrich, San Francisco Chronicle, 8 July 2022
  • Nadal faced more break points at 4-3, with the crowd cheering for del Potro.
    Tom Perrotta, WSJ, 11 July 2018
  • But the Spaniard broke right back when Medvedev sailed a forehand long on break point.
    Adam Zagoria, Forbes, 30 Jan. 2022
  • The 23-time grand slam champ faced a mere one break point and tallied 85% of her first-serve points.
    Ravi Ubha, CNN, 2 June 2018
  • But Hurkacz forged the first break point of the match in the eighth game and took it with a backhand volley at the net for 5-3.
    Jerome Pugmire, ajc, 6 Nov. 2021
  • The Lynx had seven fast-break points in the stretch after zero in the first half.
    Mike Cook, Twin Cities, 2 July 2019
  • On break point, Medvedev fired a backhand down the line—the shot that keyed his comeback—to secure the break and the set.
    Daniel Rapaport, SI.com, 9 Sep. 2019
  • There could also be decay or a wound at the break point.
    Adithi Ramakrishnan, Dallas News, 14 Sep. 2023
  • The ball moved all over the floor, and the Cavs sprinted up and down the floor, outscoring Boston in fast-break points (12-9).
    Chris Fedor, cleveland.com, 12 Feb. 2018
  • Shapovalov saved three break points in the ninth game of the third set and held for a 5-4 lead but again couldn’t close the deal.
    Helene Elliott, latimes.com, 3 Sep. 2017
  • Neither player has earned a break point through the first nine games.
    Ben Rothenberg, New York Times, 28 June 2021
  • The server tosses the ball on a crucial break point, swings...boom!
    Corey Seymour, Vogue, 29 Aug. 2019
  • With the emotions of the crowd at breaking point, Maradona started his run up.
    SI.com, 2 May 2018

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