burst

Example Sentences

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Under harsh conditions at recycling and waste facilities, lithium-ion batteries can burst into flames and even explode.

From Los Angeles Times

At one point, the crowd burst into applause: a large group of firefighters and rescue workers in uniform had reached the memorial, and stood arm in arm, sobbing.

From BBC

Liverpool had an incredible escape when Jimenez was unable to finish after bursting through, Wilson chipping the rebound onto the bar before Van Dijk cleared the follow-up off the line.

From Barron's

After a frightfully cold spell, a return to milder temperatures can cause previously frozen pipes to burst.

From BBC

Bar the opening burst, when they claimed three wickets in the first 13 overs, the hosts were wayward with the ball.

From BBC