[ UK /ˈa‍ʊtbɹe‍ɪk/ ]
[ US /ˈaʊtˌbɹeɪk/ ]
NOUN
  1. a sudden violent spontaneous occurrence (usually of some undesirable condition)
    the outbreak of hostilities
    the outbreak of hostilities
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How To Use outbreak In A Sentence

  • I would show up unannounced, watch Jaime teach calculus, chat with Principal Henry Gradillas, check in with other Advanced Placement classes and in the early afternoon call my editor in Washington to say I was chasing down the latest medfly outbreak story, or whatever seemed believable at the time. Unlike many, Escalante believed in teaching, not sorting
  • In view of the publicity already given to these subjects, it is necessary to note in fuller detail two matters connected with the health of the Canadian troops at Salisbury Plain – namely, the outbreak of cerebro-spinal fever and the veneral situation. War Story of the Canadian Army Medical Corps
  • Huguenots the free exercise of their religion only in the suburbs of one town in each bailiwick (bailliage), and in those places where it had been practised before the outbreak of hostilities and which they occupied at the current date. The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 7: Gregory XII-Infallability
  • Tomorrow will be cloudy with outbreaks of rain and drizzle.
  • German forces remilitarized the territory in 1936, as part of a diplomatic test of will, three years before the outbreak of the Second World War.
  • If the primary infection is not treated further outbreaks may occur.
  • Prior to European settlement (pre-1850), a wide variety of disturbances characterized the region, ranging from frequent small-scale and localized events such as treefall gaps to rare, large-scale events such as stand-replacing fires and epizootic outbreaks. Eastern Cascades forests
  • The role of veterinarians as first responders to outbreaks of animal disease is central to national efforts to defend against agroterrorism.
  • Saturday will be a cloudier day with outbreaks of mainly light rain in western areas, spreading slowly eastwards, though many central and eastern areas should remain dry.
  • In California a three-person outbreak of streptococcal toxic shock syndrome occurred in patients in a hospital.
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