How to Use breakout in a Sentence
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Jonathon Brooks is primed for a 2023 breakout Brooks just keeps finding the end zone.
— Corey Smith, Dallas News, 2 Sep. 2023 -
Having inflamed breakouts on the body can come with a side of heat.
— Jessie Quinn, Peoplemag, 13 May 2023 -
Two years ago, Robinson appeared on the verge of a breakout.
— Ndaschel, oregonlive, 15 Apr. 2023 -
A lot of artists have those big breakout albums that fans can rally around.
— Ryan Reed, SPIN, 25 Oct. 2023 -
That stealth nuance has to be the very thing that made this 25-year-old St. Louis native into the year’s breakout rap star, right?
— Chris Richards, Washington Post, 19 Nov. 2023 -
Marvel picked Poulter at the right time, as the actor has been poised for a major breakout for a while.
— Milan Polk, Men's Health, 5 May 2023 -
The night of Thanksgiving, seven men staged a breakout.
— Keri Blakinger, New York Times, 31 Aug. 2023 -
Six solo comics, or a breakout member of a troupe or ensemble, will duke it out for the prize for the first time on the Jan. 7 telecast.
— Matt Donnelly, Variety, 29 Sep. 2023 -
Burke’s early-season breakout has been more than a nice bonus.
— Corey Smith, Dallas News, 10 Sep. 2023 -
These skin types tend to overproduce sebum, which leads to clogged pores and breakouts.
— Lacey Muinos, Health, 4 Aug. 2023 -
Lola Tung’s breakout role taught her a thing or two about breakouts.
— Jenny Berg, Vogue, 13 July 2023 -
This cream plumps up the face, reduces the appearance of fine lines, and prevents scarring and breakouts.
— Essence, 23 Sep. 2023 -
But if a breakout were to happen, Iran could afford to risk Hezbollah in a fight with Israel.
— Marc Champion, Twin Cities, 21 Jan. 2024 -
What results is a breakout that may show up as whiteheads, blackheads, pimples or all of the above.
— Adele Jackson-Gibson, goodhousekeeping.com, 14 Apr. 2023 -
Both country music icons and breakout artists will be taking to the stage at Austin's Moody Center.
— Sadie Bell, Peoplemag, 6 Apr. 2024 -
Quinton Cooley led the Flames with 79 yards and had the best breakout of the game on 41-yard rush in the third quarter, but the run game was downplayed for the first time this season.
— Jenna Ortiz, The Arizona Republic, 1 Jan. 2024 -
Many of the breakout sports docuseries in recent years have focused on entire leagues.
— Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 20 Mar. 2023 -
The Longhorn linebacker’s breakout junior season had just ended, and the moment was still a little too raw to make a call on the spot.
— Nick Moyle, San Antonio Express-News, 30 Mar. 2023 -
This is especially true if your skin is prone to breakouts or clogged pores.
— Shannon Ullman, Health, 5 May 2023 -
However, insiders say the show remains shy of the breakout hit the studio hoped for.
— Kim Masters, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Apr. 2023 -
The Afrobeats artist’s breakout number recently broke into the U.K. top 10.
— Lars Brandle, Billboard, 20 Oct. 2023 -
The microphone’s breakout board applies a gain of 64x, using two stages.
— IEEE Spectrum, 26 Nov. 2023 -
My quest for clear skin has been an arduous journey, which has led me to search for any and all causes to these breakouts.
— Christian Allaire, Vogue, 22 Oct. 2023 -
Most union members are not breakout stars, and many struggle to eke out an existence in one of the most expensive cities in the world.
— Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2023 -
Read: When a lie becomes your breakout film Perhaps that sounds cruel.
— Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 16 Feb. 2024 -
This sizzling time of year can also leave skin with much to be desired due to breakouts, brown spots and high doses of redness.
— Elycia Rubin, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 July 2023 -
These are some of the OG stars in the pimple patch realm and are the ultimate, no-fuss solution to flattening and healing breakouts that have come to a head.
— Sarah Han, Allure, 26 Oct. 2023 -
The monthly graph shows a breakout above resistance on a close-only basis.
— Bill Sarubbi, Forbes, 2 Apr. 2023 -
This small tub contains about six months worth of product, so your future breakouts are covered too.
— Andrea Navarro, Glamour, 11 Oct. 2023 -
Prime Video’s breakout feel-good girlfriend dramedy, Harlem, has been renewed for a third season at the streaming platform.
— Rivea Ruff, Essence, 28 Mar. 2024
- The company had a breakout year last year, tripling its profits from the previous year.
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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 -
The actress got her breakout role in the horror film Halloween over 40 years ago.
— Jenny Goldsberry, Washington Examiner, 27 Oct. 2023 -
How does a former normie turned breakout TV star get ready for an event like the Emmys?
— Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 15 Jan. 2024 -
Dixon judges blockchain to still be waiting for its breakout moment.
— Joel Khalili, WIRED, 26 Jan. 2024 -
Lola Tung’s breakout role taught her a thing or two about breakouts.
— Jenny Berg, Vogue, 13 July 2023 -
Alarie has been down off of previous years but Calvert has had a breakout 19-year-old year to make up for it.
— Dylan Bumbarger, oregonlive, 13 Jan. 2023 -
Alaïa’s mesh flats—a shoe that puts one’s feet on full display, toes and all—were the breakout accessory of the summer.
— Christian Allaire, Vogue, 12 Feb. 2024 -
Montgomery is the breakout star of this year’s postseason, having won three starts for the Texas Rangers in these playoffs.
— Lindsey Adler, WSJ, 19 Oct. 2023 -
The singer and songwriter now reprises her breakout role in the new film from the producers of the original, Tina Fey and Lorne Michaels.
— Carita Rizzo, Rolling Stone, 8 Jan. 2024 -
Miller believes the Red Raiders could have another breakout star in the making in Linton.
— Sportsday Staff, Dallas News, 20 Aug. 2023 -
Tom Cruise is looking back fondly on his breakout role.
— Jack Smart, Peoplemag, 21 June 2023 -
None of the candidates had a breakout moment that might have given Donald Trump a scare.
— William McGurn, WSJ, 2 Oct. 2023 -
Now, in the streaming era, songwriters say the only way to get a livable wage is to write the album’s breakout single.
— Kristin Robinson, Billboard, 13 Dec. 2023 -
The result produced a collective of breakout stars who shined on record, on stage, across TV screens, and on silver screens.
— Dr. Marcus Collins, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2023 -
That the designer dressed Richard Gere for his breakout role in 1980’s American Gigolo is part of his lore, but watch it again.
— Josh Condon, Robb Report, 3 Sep. 2023 -
After leaving the remote Virginia set, the actor went on to have a long career since the movie’s breakout success.
— EW.com, 30 Mar. 2024 -
Look out for a young Harrison Ford in his breakout role as the wisecracking Bob Falfa.
— Emma Dibdin, Town & Country, 24 May 2023 -
The ’90s were a massive breakout period for Blige, and her makeup looks were indicative of it.
— Shelby Stewart, Essence, 12 Mar. 2024 -
Millie got the sweetest tribute to her breakout role in Stranger Things tattooed onto her wrist.
— Seventeen.com Editors, Seventeen, 5 Jan. 2023 -
Gravely started as a freshman last year and is looking for a breakout season.
— Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Aug. 2023 -
With the buzz surrounding Winter’s return, 2024 seems slated to be her big breakout year.
— Spin Staff, SPIN, 22 Jan. 2024 -
Frankel's current role in HOTD is considered his breakout role.
— Ingrid Vasquez, Peoplemag, 11 Oct. 2022 -
After smaller parts throughout his childhood and teen years, Hodge got a breakout role in Leverage at age 21.
— Aramide Tinubu, Essence, 14 Oct. 2022 -
The Dallas Cowboys placed their franchise tag on Tony Pollard and still hope to work out a long-term deal with the running back coming off a breakout season.
— Stephen Hawkins, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Mar. 2023 -
What will be the finishing flourish to breakout seasons by Zacha, Clifton, and Trent Frederic?
— Matt Porter, BostonGlobe.com, 14 Apr. 2023 -
But it’s there, on the field and on tape, for anyone to see how much better Aidan Hutchinson is starting to play since his breakout three-sack game Week 2 against Washington.
— Carlos Monarrez, Detroit Free Press, 16 Nov. 2022 -
Lake gained national attention as a breakout GOP star known for her combative style on the campaign trail and ease in front of the cameras.
— Arkansas Online, 10 Nov. 2022 -
After his breakout role in the German tragicomedy Good Bye, Lenin!
— Radhika Seth, Vogue, 13 Mar. 2024
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And yet, Koy has never been able to break out of his (presumably quite lucrative) rut.
— Katie Rife, Rolling Stone, 5 Aug. 2022 -
Still, the new sticker price and income limits are likely to put the tax break out of reach for some Tesla customers.
— Mike Colias, WSJ, 8 Aug. 2022 -
Jessie does tell us that a pompadour requires a bit of TLC (break out that pomade and hairspray!).
— Abby Dupes, Seventeen, 25 July 2022 -
Embrace the crisp, autumn air, plan a day for apple picking, and break out those cozy sweaters that have been lingering in the back of the closet.
— Isis Briones, House Beautiful, 28 July 2022 -
An effective way to break out of this passive approach is to harness the active group intelligence of the crowd.
— Ashish Gupta, Forbes, 3 Aug. 2022 -
The fire broke out about 1:30 p.m. local time near a home in the Keller Mountain Boulevard area.
— Tenzin Shakya, ABC News, 18 Oct. 2024 -
No one polices the lines, so fights break out as residents from other communities try to sneak in instead of waiting for trucks to reach their neighborhood days later.
— Bryan Avelar, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Aug. 2022 -
Brionna Jones couldn’t help but break out into a wide smile as her Connecticut Sun teammates surrounded her from every angle.
— Lila Bromberg, Hartford Courant, 17 Aug. 2022 -
JetBlue saw acquiring Spirit as the best way to quickly add planes and pilots and break out of the second tier of U.S. airlines.
— David Koenig, ajc, 27 July 2022 -
Porter, Barmen and Kpassou all played big roles last season, but the emergence of Thompson could allow Barmen to break out at receiver.
— Matt Goul, cleveland, 17 Aug. 2022 -
Roberts previously said that officials were bracing for the possibility of multiple people killed and crews were worked hours after the fire broke out to extinguish the blaze and cool what remained of the house.
— Aaron Valdez, The Enquirer, 19 Oct. 2024 -
Where fires broke out The fires broke out on the islands of Hawaii and Maui.
— Justine McDaniel and Maham Javaid, Anchorage Daily News, 16 Aug. 2023 -
Thursday's fire was the second to break out in the span of a week at the airport.
— Qassim Abdul-Zahra, ajc, 17 Nov. 2022 -
The Huskies will need to break out of their comfort zone, take some risks, and try to move the ball through the air.
— Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 23 Sep. 2022 -
In the kitchen, break out these $80 pans and your soon-to-be new knife set for easy cooking.
— Alyssa Grabinski, Peoplemag, 27 Nov. 2023 -
The deeper flaw was that no one could break out with new ideas.
— David E. Hoffman, Washington Post, 30 Aug. 2022 -
Poles signed Pringle and Equanimeous St. Brown with the belief both could break out.
— Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2022 -
And of course a fight breaks out at end of Narbonne-Banning.
— Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2023 -
Time to break out the fabric, cardboard and hot glue gun!
— Alyssa Gautieri, Good Housekeeping, 27 Sep. 2022 -
Kino finally agreed and helped lead the charge to break out of the prison.
— Dalton Ross, EW.com, 11 Nov. 2022 -
That's the last year for which Hermès broke out his ownership of the firm.
— Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 22 Dec. 2023 -
The pair fall madly in love before hatching a plan to break out of the joint.
— Todd Spangler, Variety, 10 Apr. 2024 -
Routh did visit Ukraine in 2022 after the war broke out.
— Jack Birle, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 16 Sep. 2024 -
Time to break out your toolkit and a few nifty craft supplies!
— Monique Valeris, Good Housekeeping, 29 Nov. 2022 -
At least 700 children have died in Gaza since the Israel-Hamas war broke out.
— TIME, 18 Oct. 2023 -
Harris said his niece was at a friend’s Sweet 16 party at a hall when the fight broke out.
— David Hernandez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Nov. 2023 -
Feel free to dump your bulky sweaters in the back of your closet and break out your sundresses.
— Korin Miller, Women's Health, 19 Mar. 2023 -
The fire broke out about 1:50 p.m. on Pine Avenue near Harding Street.
— Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 May 2024 -
Points south of Portland should break out of the clouds earlier and warm up a tad more.
— oregonlive, 17 July 2023 -
Fast-forward to the 2010s, and Henery was breaking out of the British rock scene with Basement.
— Josh Chesler, Spin, 17 Aug. 2023
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