erupt
Example Sentences
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During his cooking demonstration, the audience would erupt into cheers whenever he exclaimed, “BAM!” while spicing up his dishes.
He was 16 when the Hungarian Revolution erupted in October 1956, and he joined a crowd in Stalin Square laboring to tear down a colossal statue of the Soviet leader.
As he finished, the 24-year-old looked to the sky on his knees with tears in his eyes as the arena erupted.
From BBC
Cheers would erupt when a young donkey reached the conclusion that “I kinda think the system is rigged against everyone.”
From Los Angeles Times
But chaos erupted on Monday evening in the heart of Australia's largest city as police tried to prevent a rally from marching into an area designated off-limits.
From Barron's
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
