Collocations for "recess"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "recess" in context.
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recess
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- a [class, work, court, trial] recess
- a recess in the [trial, proceedings]
- recess of [Parliament, Congress]
- a [Parliamentary] recess
- the [attorney, prosecution, lawyer] asked for a recess
- the judge called a [five, ten] -minute recess
- called the court to recess
- spoke to the [client, defendant, accused] during recess
- [talks, negotiations] resumed after the recess
- go outside to play during recess
- recess after lunch
- have [thirty minutes] of recess
- play [tag, basketball] during recess
- built a recess in the [attic, room, tiny house]
- the [attic] has a recess
- a [table, breakfast bar] set into a recess
- in the recesses of the [castle, palace, mansion, estate]
- the dark recesses of [the forest, his soul]
- the recess in a [block, hinge, bolt, screw]
- recessed for the [holidays, break]
- recess the [trial, case, proceedings]
'recess' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):