spurted
Example Sentences
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Eyewitnesses described the tanker "swinging around like a compass" as waves crashed over the abandoned ship and black plumes of oil spurted out into the sea.
From BBC ● Feb. 14, 2026
In the bond market, Treasury yields spurted higher after a report said U.S. manufacturing unexpectedly returned to growth last month.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 1, 2024
Over the past week, three X-class flares have spurted off from two eruptive sunspot groups.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 12, 2023
Thus, the Huns were spurted to shift from herders to raiders.
From Salon ● Dec. 24, 2022
Tears spurted out of her eyes, her nostrils flared.
From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez
