Sentence examples for break wind from inspiring English sources

"break wind" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It is a polite way of saying "fart" or "pass gas." Example: The silent library was suddenly interrupted by a loud noise, causing everyone to turn and stare at the culprit who had just broken wind.

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break wind

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To expel gases generated during digestion, especially through the anus; to fart or flatulate.

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5. Occasionally you deliberately break wind in order to stop them from entering the room.

Even Spin The Bottle would be better than watching Dane Bowers break wind.

Williams would also wrestle her, break wind on her and come on to the set totally naked.

Women have less-efficient digestion than men, evidenced by the fact that they apparently never break wind.

He comes up with his "flatulence theory": the idea that Hitler at the moment of orgasm would break wind.

The Queen is seen to break wind in a sequence where she's sharing breakfast with the giant at Buckingham Palace.

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Poles break, winds nudge you off course.

A staggering 49 per cent encountered passengers breaking wind.

Baby just broke wind and woke up.

Someone had broken wind in church.

This car still guzzles gas and breaks wind.

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