break out

Example Sentences

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One of these times, the market will indeed break out to new highs and accelerate from there.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 16, 2026

“Canada’s resale housing market is stuck in a rut, and it doesn’t look likely to break out of it anytime soon,” said Michael Davenport, economist at Oxford Economics.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

Researchers had tasked Mythos with trying to break out of its not-connected “sandbox” and it did.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

That might be just what the stock needs to break out of its recent funk.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

I felt a layer of sweat break out on my upper lip.

From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen