burst

Example Sentences

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“Eternal Life” sprang out of her in one burst, celebrating the power of love to transcend life’s harsh realities.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Many investors and others are worried that a bubble is forming and may burst in artificial intelligence-related stocks and spending.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Almost 6,000 properties in Kent are experiencing water supply problems after a pipe from a treatment works burst.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

In 2024, a glacial lake in Nepal burst, cascading into another lake that also burst, washing away Thame, the hometown of Tenzing Norgay, who, alongside Edmund Hillary, achieved the first recorded summit of Mount Everest.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

He looked like a giant tomato ready to burst.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff