How to Use break the news in a Sentence

break the news

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  • Filmfare was first to break the news about the project.
    — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 3 July 2024
  • Whelan flatlined, and Reyes had to break the news to Jet and the rest of the team.
    — Christy Piña, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Jan. 2024
  • He was told Elio had died in Allen and had to break the news to his dad.
    — Imelda García, Dallas News, 11 May 2023
  • His Poison bandmates took to the stage to break the news and the show went on as planned.
    — Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2022
  • Trent Williams couldn’t bear to break the news to 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan.
    — Eric Branch, San Francisco Chronicle, 23 Mar. 2021
  • John de Lancie then beamed in to the chat to break the news of Q’s return.
    — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 6 Apr. 2021
  • Rollins was left to break the news to Shalondra’s children, ages 13 and 15.
    — Liz Szabo, USA TODAY, 30 May 2021
  • After the storm passed, Hudson had to break the news about the ring to his girlfriend.
    — Jason Hahn, Peoplemag, 14 Nov. 2022
  • Mare finds Freddie’s body, dead from an overdose, and has to break the news to Beth.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 23 May 2021
  • Zwick had an assistant break the news to Roberts’ team.
    — Zack Sharf, Variety, 6 Mar. 2023
  • The Daily News was first to break the news of Anunoby’s pending return to the floor.
    — Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 14 June 2024
  • Gomez brings a Bratz doll to life when a young girl’s parents break the news of their divorce.
    — Ashley Iasimone, Billboard, 15 May 2022
  • Our sister site Variety was the first to break the news.
    — Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 18 June 2024
  • Brody Miller of The Athletic was the first to break the news, and it was later confirmed by Geaux247.
    — Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 1 Nov. 2021
  • Hayes Fawcett of On3 was first to break the news of Gilbert’s decommitment.
    — Andrew Gillis, cleveland, 29 July 2023
  • Krista Lieber, Megan's twin sister, would have to break the news about their mother's death to the children.
    — David Begnaud, CBS News, 21 Dec. 2022
  • Gov Ball had to break the news to fans that Roddy would not be performing.
    — Katrina Nattress, SPIN, 12 June 2022
  • Sedeno also had to break the news to Alithia last year that her best friend was struck and killed by a car in Grand Prairie.
    — CBS News, 6 June 2022
  • That didn’t mean that the younger Hamilton was thrilled to break the news of his conversion to his Catholic father.
    — David Noyce, The Salt Lake Tribune, 21 Nov. 2020
  • Fenton texted him to break the news that same day, Cunningham said.
    — Luca Evans, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2022
  • The couple then break the news to mother-in-law Michelle Duggar, who is overjoyed.
    — Tracey Harrington McCoy, Peoplemag, 19 Dec. 2022
  • The coach had to break the news to the rest of the team on Monday and was met with tears from the kids, who were heartbroken to hear their teammate was gone.
    — Mark Morales, CNN, 13 Sep. 2022
  • Variety was the first to break the news about Knobloch’s appointment.
    — Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Mar. 2022
  • Riding shotgun as Queen drove, Paquette turned the radio down to break the news to the kids.
    — Jonathan Edwards, Washington Post, 12 Apr. 2023
  • Hyland had to break the news from Florida while her kids were in Pittsburgh.
    — Becca Longmire, Peoplemag, 29 May 2024
  • On that dreadful Monday, March 27th, when six souls lost their lives in the Covenant shooting, my father-in-law called me to break the news.
    — Margo Price, Rolling Stone, 15 May 2023
  • Steven Krivit was first to break the news of the letter on his website New Energy Times.
    — Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 15 Mar. 2022
  • Broadcast networks cut out of sports programs shortly after the 2pm ET hour to break the news.
    — Sara Fischer, Axios, 22 July 2024
  • Variety was the first to break the news, stating that the deal between Netflix and Cutler closed just last week.
    — Mary Elizabeth Andriotis, House Beautiful, 25 May 2021
  • Then there was the dilemma of how to break the news to his sixth grade daughter, who was a student in one of Mr. Paty’s classes but did not see the cartoons.
    — Colette Davidson, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 Apr. 2024

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