popping

Example Sentences

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Primes balance on a knife’s edge between predictable and random, popping up when we expect them but also when we don’t.

From Slate • Jun. 22, 2026

"There's a lot more poetry events popping up, because people are writing poetry, and they want to share what they have to say," said Georgia.

From BBC • Jun. 13, 2026

Rupert Mannion is a creature of corrosive spite, lording his recent divorce over his ex-wife throughout Season1 and popping around to cut her back down to size whenever she seems to be doing well.

From Salon • Jun. 12, 2026

Here the effect is more like popping a balloon.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

She was so anxious, the ground rumbled beneath her and immediately yielded a bumper crop—precious metals popping to the surface as though the dirt was anxious to expel them.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan