commercial break
noun
: the time when advertisements are broadcast during a radio or television program
We'll be back after the commercial break.
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Reflecting on that night over Zoom, Moore says that during the commercial break right before the Best Actress announcement, she was hit with a premonition.
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Time, 16 Apr. 2025
The camera then cut to Navarro, who silently shook her head back and forth before the show went to a commercial break.
—EW.com, 20 Mar. 2025
The television network then took a quick commercial break.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 10 Mar. 2025
The first commercial break during any Super Bowl is always a coveted slot as viewers for the past 15 years have exceeded the 100 million mark.
—Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Feb. 2025
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Time, 16 Apr. 2025
The camera then cut to Navarro, who silently shook her head back and forth before the show went to a commercial break.
—EW.com, 20 Mar. 2025
The television network then took a quick commercial break.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 10 Mar. 2025
The first commercial break during any Super Bowl is always a coveted slot as viewers for the past 15 years have exceeded the 100 million mark.
—Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for commercial break
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“Commercial break.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/commercial%20break. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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