How to Use breakout in a Sentence

breakout

1 of 3 noun
  • Who will be the breakout star of camp?
    — Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 15 Feb. 2026
  • Pitts said of that breakout game.
    — Jeff Howe, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2026
  • But maybe this is his chance for a breakout.
    — Jess Bryant, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Smith had his breakout as Jack on the show.
    — Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 4 June 2026
  • And one of the biggest breakout stars thus far?
    — Caroline Tien, SELF, 9 Feb. 2026
  • Investors should wait for the breakout to new highs.
    — Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 29 Jan. 2026
  • He could be poised for a breakout season.
    — Rob Reischel, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
  • Blakes might be the breakout star of this year’s tourney, too.
    — Tim Rohan, NBC news, 16 Mar. 2026
  • He’s poised for a breakout campaign.
    — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 11 June 2026
  • His breakout season didn’t stop there.
    — Lia Assimakopoulos, Dallas Morning News, 8 Apr. 2026
  • Bridgeman’s breakout isn’t out of nowhere.
    — Brody Miller, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2026
  • For traders, the line in the sand is the breakout zone around $150.
    — Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Having inflamed breakouts on the body can come with a side of heat.
    — Jessie Quinn, Peoplemag, 13 May 2023
  • The Billikens are my post-hype breakout team.
    — The Athletic College Basketball Staff, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Adell hit 37 homers in a breakout season last year.
    — Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 23 Mar. 2026
  • Putting this one on your radar as a potential breakout.
    — Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 25 Aug. 2025
  • Doubts could have more of a breakout with a higher target share.
    — Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 5 Mar. 2026
  • A lot of artists have those big breakout albums that fans can rally around.
    — Ryan Reed, SPIN, 25 Oct. 2023
  • His breakout has been among the most promising signs for the Twins.
    — Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 9 May 2026
  • News of Cloud’s death shocked and saddened fans of his breakout show.
    — Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 12 Apr. 2026
  • Critics have lamented the lack of breakout hits this year.
    — Conor Murray, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
  • The shooting guard is coming off a breakout year.
    — Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Even last year in his breakout season, there were detours.
    — Evan Grant, Dallas Morning News, 24 Feb. 2026
  • Burke’s early-season breakout has been more than a nice bonus.
    — Corey Smith, Dallas News, 10 Sep. 2023
  • This year already has a lot of breakout films and there are plenty more to come.
    — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 20 Feb. 2026
  • Johnston didn’t build on his breakout season enough last year.
    — The Athletic Nhl, New York Times, 3 Oct. 2025
  • The breakout at the plate isn’t all that surprising.
    — Paul Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2026
  • This can be Rushing’s breakout year.
    — Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 8 May 2026
  • What followed those breakouts wasn’t just a modest bounce.
    — Frank Cappelleri, CNBC, 10 Apr. 2026
  • That’s a structural breakout on a monthly chart.
    — Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 23 Feb. 2026

breakout

2 of 3 adjective
  • The company had a breakout year last year, tripling its profits from the previous year.
  • This could be his breakout year.
    — Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 20 Mar. 2026
  • Google says the drink was a breakout search term in the past month.
    — Victoria Spencer, Martha Stewart, 23 June 2026
  • Not the breakout startups of the last two years.
    — Harlem Capital, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
  • More on the song’s breakout moment.
    — Josh Feldman, NBC news, 23 June 2026
  • Ball has been due for a breakout game in this tournament.
    — Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Dixon judges blockchain to still be waiting for its breakout moment.
    — Joel Khalili, WIRED, 26 Jan. 2024
  • This year, though, was the breakout season for the 26-year-old.
    — Andrew Wright, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
  • On the eve of the 12-day war, Iran’s breakout time was about a week.
    — Robert J. Einhorn, Foreign Affairs, 29 Aug. 2025
  • That news lands at the front end of what’s shaping up to be Moafi’s breakout year.
    — Clayton Davis, Variety, 27 May 2026
  • Moïse Kouame, a breakout 17-year-old star, lost in the third round.
    — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 31 May 2026
  • This could be a breakout year for Eury Perez.
    — Greg Cote updated March 27, Miami Herald, 28 Mar. 2026
  • Taps was also the breakout film for Tom Cruise.
    — Carl Kurlander, Deadline, 13 June 2026
  • Look for McConkey to have a breakout game.
    — Elliott Teaford, Oc Register, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Fears has had a breakout season in his third year with the Spartans.
    — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 9 Mar. 2026
  • Momsen was 7 years old at the time of filming the project, which was her breakout role.
    — Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Dec. 2025
  • Lola Tung’s breakout role taught her a thing or two about breakouts.
    — Jenny Berg, Vogue, 13 July 2023
  • Which young players will become breakout stars?
    — Chris Branch, New York Times, 3 Mar. 2026
  • Her breakout game was a three-goal effort against the North Stars.
    — Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2026
  • That bodes well for Laulu, who had a breakout year in 2025.
    — Sam Warren, New York Times, 6 May 2026
  • Horton suffered a shin injury in his breakout game and hasn’t played since.
    — Michael-Shawn Dugar, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2026
  • Maye has had a breakout season in his second season.
    — Dan Santaromita, New York Times, 26 Jan. 2026
  • Yang has been one of the breakout stars of SNL over the last few years.
    — Peter White, Deadline, 19 Dec. 2025
  • Capes are a breakout trend to come out of NYFW.
    — Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 27 Feb. 2026
  • What was the turning point, the breakout moment in your career?
    — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 18 Aug. 2025
  • The menu item made its breakout debut last year and is now back by popular demand.
    — Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The part made Cloud the breakout star of one the buzziest shows in television.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 31 July 2023
  • The part made Cloud the breakout star of one the buzziest shows on television.
    — USA TODAY, 31 July 2023
  • Jasson Domínguez had a breakout year and would seemingly be in line to play more next year.
    — Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
  • This would seem to be the right game and the right opponent for Herbert to have a breakout game.
    — Elliott Teaford, Oc Register, 20 Dec. 2025

break out

3 of 3 verb
  • Wide smiles broke out on many faces.
    — Claire Wang, Oc Register, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Time to break out the tin foil hats.
    — Joel Feder, The Drive, 24 June 2026
  • But then a whole melee broke out in this bar.
    — Zack Sharf, Variety, 15 Oct. 2025
  • And then Liu broke out of her cage.
    — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 16 Feb. 2026
  • There was a fight that broke out at the end of the game.
    — Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 20 Sep. 2025
  • Just imagine if war breaks out.
    — Michael R. Bloomberg, Boston Herald, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Play the kids and hope somebody breaks out.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 12 May 2026
  • Fires broke out near a gas station.
    — ABC News, 6 Mar. 2026
  • As a result, protests broke out.
    — Lillian Metzmeier, Louisville Courier Journal, 18 Sep. 2025
  • The punk movement broke out around this time.
    — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 10 Feb. 2026
  • But don’t break out the champagne quite yet.
    — Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Keane said she was killed before the fire broke out.
    — Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Fears remain high that the war could break out again.
    — ABC News, 8 May 2026
  • Some crowds took over entire streets while fights broke out.
    — Elijah Westbrook, CBS News, 11 June 2026
  • Put your heart on the line to break out of a creative rut.
    — Usa Today, USA Today, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Here are five women who have helped their lovers break out of prison.
    — Wendy Grossman Kantor, PEOPLE.com, 9 May 2022
  • What better time to break out our red pens and hand out some grades?
    — Scott Powers, The Athletic, 4 Jan. 2025
  • Will Moore break out as many expect?
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 20 Mar. 2026
  • Thus, the stock could be getting ready to take the next step and break out.
    — Frank Cappelleri, CNBC, 17 June 2026
  • But this is a way to break out of that — to just play and see what happens.
    — Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 25 June 2026
  • Time to break out your toolkit and a few nifty craft supplies!
    — Monique Valeris, Good Housekeeping, 29 Nov. 2022
  • How much upside does Kakko have to break out with a fresh start?
    — Shayna Goldman, The Athletic, 19 Dec. 2024
  • Banevicius said the unit where the fight broke out was secured.
    — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 22 May 2026
  • Would an argument break out this time?
    — Darcie Moran, Freep.com, 28 Oct. 2025
  • Others break out the snowboards and skis.
    — Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 26 Jan. 2026
  • One sign of a smart movie star is knowing when to jump on board a movie that could break out.
    — Brian Welk, IndieWire, 23 Mar. 2026
  • The new bonds help each break out of tired routines and out of their self-regard.
    — Daniel D'addario, Variety, 25 Aug. 2021
  • Chants broke out in between remarks.
    — Saul Pink, San Antonio Express-News, 28 Feb. 2026
  • The Cornhuskers broke out to an 8-0 lead.
    — Cliff Brunt, Chicago Tribune, 22 Mar. 2026
  • Just as the cold sweat began to break out all over me, some one in front began to pray.
    — Kori Rumore, chicagotribune.com, 17 Mar. 2022

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