break into

verb

1. to enter (a house, etc) illegally, esp by force
2. to change abruptly from a slower to a faster speed

   the horse broke into a gallop

3. to consume (supplies held in reserve)

   at the end of the exercise the soldiers had to break into their iron rations

Example Sentences

A brown bear — and there hasn’t been one of those in Southern California for more than a century — breaks into a 2010 Rolls Royce Ghost, seemingly using the door handle.

From Los Angeles Times

The problem isn't a new one - as far back as 1998, thieves broke into a storeroom and took nine tonnes of cheddar from a family-run farm in Somerset.

From BBC

Encampments continue to encroach on his neighborhood, he said, and someone recently broke into his apartment building by throwing a stanchion pole through a window.

From Los Angeles Times

Cutting back to Stewart, we see him sarcastically react with, “Yes, yes, of course, terrible. Boo!” before breaking into giggles.

From Salon

Last month, a family allegedly broke into a claw machine filled with boxes of Labubus and stole three of them.

From Los Angeles Times

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