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• And this is when all hell starts to break loose in the halls of the TVA.
  — Lauren Morgan, EW.com, 30 June 2021
• Here is a dreamer and schemer for the 21st century, ready to make hell break loose.
  — Paula L. Woods, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2023
• And give your right brain permission to let all hell break loose.
  — Phil Davison, Washington Post, 7 Oct. 2022
• Every once in a thrilling while, a buffalo would break loose from the pack.
  — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 25 Sep. 2020
• His error at shortstop helped the Cubs break loose at the start against Ashby.
  — Andrew Wagner, ajc, 1 July 2021
• If the world turned off the tap of fossil fuels tomorrow, all hell would break loose.
  — Emma Marris, The Atlantic, 13 Mar. 2023
• And all hell may break loose again, but for a different reason.
  — Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com, 31 Dec. 2022
• On the beach, the pompano bite should break loose any day as the water cools—live sandfleas on a pompano rig are the ticket.
  — Frank Sargeant, al, 1 Oct. 2021
• Prepare for absolute hell to break loose if the Buffaloes do return to the Big 12.
  — Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 31 May 2023
• When a third skier starts down the slope, huge slabs of snow break loose and begin sliding down the mountain beside him, the video shows.
  — Don Sweeney, Sacramento Bee, 20 Feb. 2024
• When new germs break loose, humans—not nature—are often to blame.
  — Wendy Orent, Discover Magazine, 25 Apr. 2012
• Then Aemond claims Vhagar, and that’s when all seven hells break loose.
  — Sean T. Collins, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2022
• Franklin’s block to wipe out a blitzing corner late in the first quarter that allowed Cephus to break loose for a 7-yard gain.
  — Greg Luca, San Antonio Express-News, 25 Nov. 2021
• If someone grabs an ankle, do what is necessary to break loose and stumble on down the court.
  — Shawn Windsor, Detroit Free Press, 19 Apr. 2023
• If someone grabs an ankle, do what is necessary to break loose and stumble on down the court.
  — Shawn Windsor, Detroit Free Press, 19 Apr. 2023
• The best team in the country could be out of the running for a national title after the first weekend, and a team few have heard of can break loose.
  — Sean Collins, Dallas News, 8 July 2020
• While backed up in their end zone, Ludewig was able to break loose and plow his way through for a 96-yard touchdown run midway through the opening quarter.
  — Michael Trivisonno, cleveland, 7 Oct. 2022
• Get ’em together with the Albuquerque Isotopes, and all heck could break loose.
  — Bruce Jenkins, San Francisco Chronicle, 7 Aug. 2022
• In the midst of his day, all hell appears to break loose inside the facility leaving all children and staff dead with the exception of 11.
  — Mark Heim | [e-mail], al, 20 May 2022
• Saturday was a chance just to break loose after the 15-month coronavirus shutdown.
  — Mitch Stephens, San Francisco Chronicle, 13 Mar. 2021
• But Schmidt holds back from letting all hell break loose, which this experience deserves.
  — Vulture, 8 Feb. 2023
• Amid signs of that Pacific warm current starting to build anew, climatologists looked ahead to next year as the time when all hell might break loose.
  — Bill McKibben, The New Yorker, 12 Dec. 2023
• It’s intended to create traffic in the middle of the field, allowing for receivers to break loose of their defenders.
  — Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2022
• Sometimes metal chips will break loose in the box, threatening the aircraft’s ability to keep flying.
  — Laura Strickler, NBC News, 27 Feb. 2024
• Robinson struggled to break loose against loaded boxes.
  — Nick Moyle, San Antonio Express-News, 7 Nov. 2021
• Ol’ heads were chattin’ that if Nick Saban didn’t get it together soon, Prime would roll into Tuscaloosa next and, then naturally, all hell would break loose.
  — Tyler R. Tynes, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2023
• For some types of bones, between 4 and 6 percent had signs of osteochondrosis dissecans (OCD), a joint condition in which the bone underneath cartilage dies and can break loose due to a lack of blood flow.
  — Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 July 2023
• Mira Costa was unable to break loose Victor Loiola, with Kelly paying close attention to him.
  — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2024
• Even when the Americans did break loose for open attempts, Desbiens found an answer, sprawling, stretching, finishing with 51 saves.
  — David Wharton, Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2022
• Some researchers say a psychedelic trip appears to free the brain to make new connections and eject itself from familiar ruts — a tool that could help patients break loose from destructive ways of thinking.
  — Emily Alpert Reyes, Anchorage Daily News, 2 Jan. 2023

Last Updated: 16 Oct 2024