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break out
verb
- intr, adverb to begin or arise suddenly
panic broke out
- intr, adverb to make an escape, esp from prison or confinement
- intr, adverb,foll byin (of the skin) to erupt (in a rash, pimples, etc)
- tr, adverb to launch or introduce (a new product)
- tr, adverb to open and start using
break out the champagne
noun
- an escape, esp from prison or confinement
- a great success, esp following relatively disappointing performance
- ( as modifier )
a breakout year
Example Sentences
On 8 March, the US ordered all its non-emergency staff in South Sudan to leave as regional fighting broke out, threatening a fragile peace deal agreed in 2018.
On Jan. 7, multiple fires broke out across Southern California, claiming at least 30 lives and destroying more than 16,000 homes and other structures.
Civil unrest could break out if a company continues to try to access land by force for its plans to raise miles of pylons through rural Wales, a politician has warned.
A 13-year-old girl has been killed in a house fire which broke out late on Wednesday, police have said.
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said he would rule "nothing out" regarding the tariffs but added that he would hope to avoid a "trade war" between the countries breaking out.
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