outburst
Example Sentences
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His bad-tempered outburst showed a different side of a man used to cracking jokes and charming even his critics.
From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026
"This is certainly an outburst unlike any other we have seen in the past 50 years," said Eliza Neights, an astronomer at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Maryland.
From Science Daily • Mar. 30, 2026
The nobleman reported the outburst to the king, sure that the painter would be punished.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026
They fired out to an early lead thanks to Baker-Mazara, who followed up a 13-point outburst Saturday by knocking down three consecutive 3’s in a three-minute stretch.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 25, 2026
"De la Beche is a dirty dog," Murchison wrote to a friend in a typical outburst.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
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