burst

Example Sentences

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“Eternal Life” sprang out of her in one burst, celebrating the power of love to transcend life’s harsh realities.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Almost 6,000 properties in Kent are experiencing water supply problems after a pipe from a treatment works burst.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

Higher inflation in Germany would hit consumer spending, the institutes said, weighing on an already weak economy that has barely grown since a burst of pent-up demand after the Covid pandemic in 2022.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

Mr. Berger elides this first burst of violence, I think wisely, the better to contrast the noble Titus of the play’s beginnings with the vengeful man he becomes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

The commanding officer’s secretary, a red-cheeked man with a duck-like walk, burst in the door.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse