bursts

Example Sentences

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In a particularly visceral scene, Perry bursts into tears while dancing to Supertramp’s “Take the Long Way Home.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

In a sport of short bursts and minute-long shifts, even the best players in the world spend roughly two-thirds of the game sitting on the bench.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026

The clustered timing and repetitive visual framing marked one of the most concentrated bursts of AI-assisted and digitally altered content on Trump’s platform in recent months.

From Salon • May 2, 2026

That phenomenon, known as corona discharge, involves tiny bursts of electricity forming at the tips of leaves.

From Science Daily • Apr. 21, 2026

The stallion responded to this new touch on the reins with mighty bursts of speed, so much so that Lluagor could barely keep pace.

From "The Black Cauldron" by Lloyd Alexander