break out

Example Sentences

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Golf’s break out of its stuffy, country-club reputation should help the industry play the long game.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

And trying to break out of that, whatever that is, and move on to the next thing that you want to do.

From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026

"I'm about to start a new job, and I'm scared war might break out again -- that I'll end up leaving the job like before, running off to another city out of fear," she said.

From Barron's • May 23, 2026

What has not kept pace is any serious international framework for protecting plants when wars break out.

From Salon • May 21, 2026

Someone tripped over a mattress and went down, and then I heard a scuffle break out in the dark.

From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs