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Discover LudwigThe phrase "broken out" is correct and commonly used in written English.
It can be used to describe something that is separated or divided from a larger whole. It can also refer to something that has suddenly begun or erupted. Example: "The students' grades were broken out into categories such as homework, tests, and participation." "The rash on my arm has broken out into small red bumps." "The fire in the building broke out on the third floor."
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broken out
verb
Past participle of break out
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Had war broken out?
"Peace has broken out".
It looked like war had broken out".
Has an N.B.A. game broken out?
Why had the war broken out?
Why has fighting broken out?
"We thought the bear had broken out".
"People thought war had broken out".
The fighting has broken out only sporadically.
Dexys had broken out, UB40 had broken out, and Duran Duran were next.
(Age groups were not broken out in that report.
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