bursts

Example Sentences

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After those early bursts of osteoderm evolution, the pace slowed, and most groups have held onto their skin bones ever since.

From Science Daily • May 21, 2026

But their singer, Satoshi, has a very strict routine, 30 seconds before he bursts onto the stage with his gregarious party anthem, Viva, Moldova!

From BBC • May 15, 2026

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

While prairie jackrabbits are capable of amazing bursts of speed—up to and over fifty miles an hour—they are relatively short-winded.

From This Side of Wild by Gary Paulsen