How to Use commercial break in a Sentence

commercial break

noun
  • As one commercial break came to a close, they were seen smiling at each other.
    — Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 1 Oct. 2024
  • There’s not going to be a cutaway, a commercial break doesn’t save you.
    — Mark Hughes, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026
  • Right when Nelly seemed to begin his speech, the show cut to a commercial break.
    — Brendan Le, People.com, 18 Mar. 2025
  • Score to be revealed after the commercial break.
    — Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
  • This is a huge cliffhanger for a commercial break, but of course it’s quickly resolved.
    — Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 20 May 2024
  • After a brief commercial break, the South had something to say.
    — Okla Jones, Essence, 26 June 2023
  • Vance tried to say something more, but Stephanopoulos talked over him and went to a commercial break.
    — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Normally your brain and your mind and your body resets during a commercial break.
    — Mesfin Fekadu, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Nov. 2024
  • Host Joy Behar then quickly took the show to a commercial break.
    — Kevin Dolak, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Mar. 2025
  • But this year, the winner of best score was announced during the commercial break after the best song award.
    — Rebecca Ford, Vanity Fair, 12 Jan. 2026
  • Voting takes place during each coast-to-coast live show and closes during the last commercial break.
    — Adam England, Peoplemag, 19 May 2024
  • Rollins was later helped backstage during the commercial break.
    — Jeremy Hanna, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 July 2025
  • After a commercial break, Megan stepped on stage in a racy green bikini top with a teal skirt tied to metallic shorts.
    — Charmaine Patterson, Peoplemag, 12 Sep. 2024
  • The streamers will need to find alternatives to the commercial break.
    — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 30 Sep. 2023
  • 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
  • After another commercial break, Flair chopped Chelsea time and again as fans wooed their heads off.
    — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
  • During the commercial break, the choice of music was classic TV themes.
    — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 16 Jan. 2024
  • The show's cameras quickly switched to game coverage before a five-minute commercial break.
    — Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Dec. 2025
  • With those words, Kimmel transitioned to a commercial break.
    — Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Every commercial break in this game should be nothing but antidepressant ads.
    — J.j. Bailey, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
  • After a commercial break, Wyche appeared to have permission to speak freely.
    — Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 3 Feb. 2026
  • The network also will allow a print reporter in the room during a commercial break to capture the setting.
    — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 27 June 2024
  • But the clip that aired on Face the Nation was within that broadcast, not during a commercial break.
    — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 30 Apr. 2025
  • Guthrie joked before Hager somewhat hurriedly tossed to a commercial break.
    — Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2026
  • The surprise song aired during a commercial break rather than in an official Grammys slot, but opened with a nod to the awards show.
    — Alyssa Goldberg, USA TODAY, 3 Feb. 2025
  • The cameras came back to the duo, who revealed Kotb’s glass had shattered during the commercial break, and she was covered in wine.
    — Toni Fitzgerald, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
  • If nothing else, the commercial break gave Swiss coach Murat Yakin enough time to come to his senses.
    — Scott M. Reid, Oc Register, 19 June 2026
  • The Kentucky Derby without juleps would be shorter than a commercial break.
    — Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 28 Apr. 2026
  • But as the hosts began to press him, Goldberg halted the conversation to take a commercial break.
    — Steven Porter, BostonGlobe.com, 25 May 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

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