bathroom break

noun

: a brief pause in or stoppage of an activity for people to use a bathroom

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That can get you from SF to LA, with only a quick stop at the Harris Ranch, for a bathroom break and a smash burger & fries. Tony Leopardo, Mercury News, 6 July 2025 This recently restored 19th-century department store is a majestic stop for a bathroom break. Caity Weaver, The Atlantic, 5 June 2025 During jury selection last week, as the magnitude of the moment began to mount, Combs appeared to nervously look around the courtroom and asked U.S. District Judge Arun Subramanian for a bathroom break. Deon J. Hampton, NBC news, 10 May 2025 The second round passed without movement for the Huskies, but Chen said redshirt junior Caroline Ducharme was certain something was going to happen and refused to let anyone leave the event floor for so much as a bathroom break. Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 15 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for bathroom break

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“Bathroom break.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bathroom%20break. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.

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