spurted

Example Sentences

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In the bond market, Treasury yields spurted higher after a report said U.S. manufacturing unexpectedly returned to growth last month.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 1, 2024

Thus, the Huns were spurted to shift from herders to raiders.

From Salon • Dec. 24, 2022

Liam Boyce missed the best of their opportunities, the striker leaped up at the back post and headed down into the ground with the goal gaping, but the ball spurted over the bar.

From BBC • Aug. 25, 2022

A water pipe spurted halfheartedly over the ruins.

From Washington Post • Nov. 10, 2018

He undid the pipe, rammed a long thin brush down it, and a jet of water spurted into his face.

From "The City of Ember" by Jeanne DuPrau