breakout

Example Sentences

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On the upside, $75,000 is the immediate ceiling, with trading volume critical to sustaining any breakout.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

There was a breakout in the first season of The Hundred in 2021, before England debuts the following year, and three World Cups and two Ashes series since.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

Keep in mind the longer the breakout, the more success prone it tends to be.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

The Charlotte Hornets’ sniper is the breakout star of his draft class.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

“There is no comparison between Plutarch, who masterminded the rebel breakout, and those three beauticians,” says Fulvia icily.

From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins