burst in on
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Among the detained is 25-year-old Yang Zijing, who was at home with a roommate when police burst in on Dec. 4, said Yang’s mother, Gao Xiusheng.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 14, 2022
It was evening when she burst in on me while I was getting ready to go out with friends, breaking the news with surface details about a car crash.
From Salon • Nov. 21, 2020
Parise then scooted past Del Zotto and burst in on a two-on-one break with Zajac.
From New York Times • May 22, 2012
A police detachment burst in on a Sunday school class with orders that no one was to enter or leave until the president’s safety could be ensured.
From Washington Post
He looked shrunken, both smaller and frailer than he had been when they burst in on him.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
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