break out

Example Sentences

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Ahmed: It wasn’t so much out of a kind of frustration or a desire to create work for myself or break out of a pigeonhole or anything like that.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 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

Small caps have finally started to break out, after years of lagging behind megacap stocks.

From MarketWatch • May 16, 2026

Snickers break out in the room, contrasted by matching glowers from both Benefo and Danso.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer