coffee break
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of coffee break
First recorded in 1940–45
Example Sentences
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The retired California Highway Patrol officer said he and his partner were just coming off a coffee break in Paso Robles when they got the call.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 30, 2025
During the coffee break, he joined a small group discussing Pes’s presentation.
From Science Magazine • Nov. 20, 2024
The designer brand boasts a strawberry milk printed crossbody, a coffee break tote, a silk tomato ketchup bandana, a snack pendant and gold-toned ketchup packet, fries and hot dog drop earrings.
From Salon • Jul. 20, 2024
It later turned out that the coffee break that saved Ukraine's EU accession bid had been planned all along.
From BBC • Dec. 15, 2023
I stood just inside the door, trying to will Lily to go on a coffee break or to get off early or something.
From "It All Comes Down to This" by Karen English
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