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'break out' in a sentence

Learn how to use 'break out' with 20 example sentences.


break out verb

: start abruptly

: begin suddenly and sometimes violently

: move away or escape suddenly

: take from stowage in preparation for use

: become raw or open


  • I left the theater before the fire broke out.
  • When did World War II break out?
  • A fire broke out in the middle of the city.
  • She was living in England when the war broke out.
  • Three men broke out of prison yesterday.
  • They are afraid that nuclear war will break out.
  • We really hope another war will not break out.
  • After a brief peace, war broke out again.
  • The war in Iraq broke out ten years ago.
  • How old were you when the war broke out?
  • I had barely gotten home when the storm broke out.
  • When the fire broke out, he was sound asleep.
  • A revolution broke out in Mexico.
  • Don't break out the champagne yet.
  • A serious epidemic has broken out in Beijing.
  • I broke out into a cold sweat.
  • A big animal broke out of the zoo.
  • Sometimes hockey players get so competitive that fights break out.
  • He broke out into rage.
  • A fight broke out between Dan and Linda.
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