broke out (of)

past tense of break out (of)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for broke out (of)
Verb
  • Rhodes escaped and shoved Punk shoulder-first into the steel ring steps.
    Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Flaco, who lived in the Central Park Zoo for 13 years, escaped when someone cut the wire mesh on his cage.
    Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 1 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Hallegua is a Paradesi Jew, the once-dominant group whose fair-skinned, Sephardic ancestors from Spain and Portugal fled the Spanish Inquisition in the 16th century.
    ABC News, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Instead of stopping to help, the driver of the Ford fled from the scene.
    Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2026
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“Broke out (of).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/broke%20out%20%28of%29. Accessed 8 Aug. 2026.

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