broke out

Example Sentences

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Before the war broke out, exports there had been sporadic.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

The Abu Dhabi Media Office said the fire "broke out in an electric generator" and confirmed precautionary measures had been taken at the plant, which is operating as normal.

From BBC • May 17, 2026

Four decades after the band broke out with albums like “Mommy’s Little Monster” and “Prison Bound,” the scene backstage can be pretty boring, Ness admits.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

LNG in March than they did in February before fighting broke out in the Persian Gulf, according to LSEG.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

That same day, similar riots broke out in cities all over Germany and in nearby Austria, where a large number of ethnic Germans lived.

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti