outburst

Example Sentences

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"This is certainly an outburst unlike any other we have seen in the past 50 years," said Eliza Neights, an astronomer at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Maryland.

From Science Daily • Mar. 30, 2026

The nobleman reported the outburst to the king, sure that the painter would be punished.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

They fired out to an early lead thanks to Baker-Mazara, who followed up a 13-point outburst Saturday by knocking down three consecutive 3’s in a three-minute stretch.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 25, 2026

The outburst prompted speculation that Salah could be sold, but he quickly cleared the air with Slot to get back in the Dutchman's line-up.

From Barron's • Feb. 11, 2026

I wonder if Steph heard about Maddy’s outburst yesterday.

From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan