spurted
Example Sentences
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Eyewitnesses described the tanker "swinging around like a compass" as waves crashed over the abandoned ship and black plumes of oil spurted out into the sea.
From BBC • Feb. 14, 2026
Thus, the Huns were spurted to shift from herders to raiders.
From Salon • Dec. 24, 2022
Inside, Epicenter, the Derby runner-up, was hugging the rail like a life vest and spurted into contention like he had flippers on.
From New York Times • May 21, 2022
A Swede spurted far in front, but with slow, painful motions like someone running in a dream, Bob kept on around the track.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 1, 2020
The fountain spurted a few inches into the air from a rough length of pipe, threw up its hands, collapsed and drowned its ragged dribble in a stone basin of yellowing water.
From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath
