Definition of Outbreak

a quick increase in an action or number of something

Examples of Outbreak in a sentence

After having chicken pox as a child, I am susceptible to getting an outbreak of shingles since the virus is already in my system.  🔊

Even though the school did not want to scare any parents, they did warn them that an outbreak of lice has occurred at the school.  🔊

Once a few cases of Ebola were detected, the news media warned its viewers of the outbreak of this highly dangerous disease.  🔊

Since the country bombed their enemy in a surprising fashion, this caused an outbreak of war lasting a few years.  🔊

Even though there weren’t any casualties of the battle at Sumter, it is significant because it was the outbreak of the American Civil War.  🔊

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