burst

Example Sentences

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She was told that her appendix would likely have burst if she had left the hospital.

From BBC

Fast radio bursts are incredibly powerful flashes of radio energy that travel across vast distances in the universe.

From Science Daily

Rivers have burst their banks, flooding homes and damaging roads, power- and water- lines.

From BBC

Scotland got off the floor and they were burst.

From BBC

It bursts with insights that mix journalistic acumen with gossip, backed by a score generously seasoned with mischievous violin string plucking.

From Salon