dam break

Examples (10)

• When the dam broke, the entire valley was submerged in minutes.
• Engineers are working around the clock to prevent the dam from breaking.
• An earthquake could cause the old dam to break, leading to a catastrophic flood.
• The town was evacuated as there were fears the dam would break.
• The inquiry focused on why the dam had broken so suddenly.
• I began to cry—it was as if a dam had broken inside me.
• After weeks of holding it in, the dam of his anger finally broke.
• One person started giggling, and soon the dam broke as the whole room erupted in laughter.
• When the first witness testified, the dam of silence broke, and others came forward.
• After months of writer's block, the dam of creativity finally broke, and ideas started flowing.