erupt

Example Sentences

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By Tuesday, student protests erupted at universities in the capital Tehran and the central cities of Isfahan and Yazd.

From Barron's

If Vesuvius had erupted in late August, going to the market that day may well have been the best decision of many people’s lives.

From The Wall Street Journal

The team focused on two novae that erupted in 2021 and found that they behaved in strikingly different ways.

From Science Daily

"I saw staff running around and people crying and people on the floor and chaos erupted," he said.

From BBC

But the ceasefire collapsed when fresh tensions erupted early this month, with both sides accusing the other for the breakdown.

From BBC