burp

Example Sentences

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Excuse them, like they popped out of his mouth like an errant burp.

From Slate • May 6, 2026

Chief emission culprits are livestock farming, particularly cattle, which release planet-warming methane when they burp.

From Barron's • Nov. 11, 2025

Cattle also burp planet-heating methane gas, plus they require water and land.

From BBC • Jun. 24, 2025

Livestock account for 14.5% of global greenhouse gas emissions, with the largest portion coming from methane that cattle release when they burp.

From Science Daily • Dec. 2, 2024

It was such a thorough burp, and had emerged from such a small subject, that all conversation was momentarily suspended in amazement.

From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey