break out

verb

1. intr, adverb to begin or arise suddenly

   panic broke out

2. intr, adverb to make an escape, esp from prison or confinement
3. intr, adverb,foll byin (of the skin) to erupt (in a rash, pimples, etc)
4. tr, adverb to launch or introduce (a new product)
5. tr, adverb to open and start using

   break out the champagne

noun

1. an escape, esp from prison or confinement
2. 1. a great success, esp following relatively disappointing performance
   2. ( as modifier )

      a breakout year

Example Sentences

We still had some play in us by the end of week two, which is when she broke out her master-veteran-teacher experience — what I'll call her inner Mrs. Howard.

From Salon

A row has broken out at COP29 climate talks as leading countries said a draft deal risked going back on a historic agreement to reduce the use of planet-warming fossil fuels.

From BBC

The current war broke out after Hamas gunmen burst through the border and attacked Israeli communities, killing about 1,200 people, according to Israeli tallies, and taking 253 into Gaza as hostages.

From BBC

When the Mountain fire broke out more than two weeks ago, Samuel and Florentino witnessed the all-too familiar hazy, gray sky and the smell of smoke as they harvested strawberries in an Oxnard field.

From Los Angeles Times

The riots broke out after three young girls were killed in a knife attack at a children's dance event in Southport, and subsequent misinformation the suspect was an asylum seeker.

From BBC

Related Words

• appear
• arise
• begin
• commence
• erupt
• explode
• occur
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