bursts
Example Sentences
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“Then the fantasy of that life bursts at the end of this scene, when her parents tell her they’re moving away. It felt the most on theme.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 3, 2026
When an electrical current pushes the electrons through this ultra-thin pathway at high speeds, the electrons release their excess energy as bursts of sound-like vibrations known as phonons.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 2, 2026
The device was intended to study gamma-ray bursts, what Caputo called "the most energetic things that happen in the universe."
From Barron's ● Jun. 30, 2026
Wales had lacked structure since their opening try but that cohesion briefly returned with a well-worked move, with bursts from centre Joe Hawkins and man of the match Aaron Wainwright, finished off by Edwards.
From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2026
Back when Pa came home with his homestead papers, saying we’d be moving to Nebraska come spring, Ma’d let her anger out in short hot bursts only Pa could hear.
From "Worth" by A. LaFaye
