bursts

Example Sentences

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In the days and weeks before a major earthquake, the barrier zones experienced bursts of small seismic activity.

From Science Daily • May 16, 2026

In a particularly visceral scene, Perry bursts into tears while dancing to Supertramp’s “Take the Long Way Home.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

This will bring some steady rain to Scotland, but probably only a few showery bursts of rain to most other parts, but this will mean more widespread showers.

From BBC • May 4, 2026

The clustered timing and repetitive visual framing marked one of the most concentrated bursts of AI-assisted and digitally altered content on Trump’s platform in recent months.

From Salon • May 2, 2026

Though his prose remained pungent, the more dangerous bursts of candor had subsided, especially after Abigail passed away in October of 1818.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis