A slight break in the older man's voice suggested he already suspected what the answer might be and was afraid.

Jane said with a slight break in her voice: "Why do you look at me like that?

There was a slight break in her voice as she continued.

There was a slight break in the curtain halfway up the back window.

The first slight break in the chain had been the Ems.

The slightest break in earnings knocks them out of school for a semester or a year.

This was always to let me know that there would be a slight break before the next learning session.

He thought to himself, the wait for the slight break in the wind had been worth the gamble.

Will had just the flash of a moment to see the slight break in the swing.

But there was somewhat in his voice, a slight break, hopeful and young, that only one trained to listen would hear.