break loose
Example Sentences
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Andreas Skov Olsen floated in a cross and all hell was about to break loose.
From BBC • Mar. 1, 2026
Blood clots form in the veins and can break loose and travel with the circulation to the lungs, leading to pulmonary embolism.
From Science Daily • Nov. 27, 2024
Brienz was evacuated on May 12 after geologists warned that the Alpine rock looming over the village could break loose.
From Washington Times • Jun. 16, 2023
Scientists had been expecting the iceberg to break loose for a while.
From NewsForKids.net • Feb. 2, 2023
You couldn’t see the bubbles yet, but they were there, simmering below the surface, just waiting for someone to turn up the heat and all hell would break loose.
From "Bodega Dreams" by Ernesto Quinonez
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