burst into
phrasal verb
burst into also bursted into; bursting into; bursts into
: to begin to produce or do (something) suddenly
She burst into laughter/tears.
The house burst into flame(s).
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In the summer of 1989, Erik and Lyle Menendez burst into the den of their family’s Beverly Hills home armed with shotguns and opened fire, killing their mother and father.
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Tim Stelloh, NBC News, 9 Nov. 2024
One Friday evening early last year, three grad students burst into a dim pub near the Innsbruck campus holding a laptop.
—Quanta Magazine, 6 Nov. 2024
After the meeting, armed federal agents burst into Francis’ 21st-floor hotel room at the Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina and arrested him.
—Alex Riggins, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
Politics Child care burst into the national spotlight at the Vance-Walz debate.
—Kate Sequeira, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024
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Tim Stelloh, NBC News, 9 Nov. 2024
One Friday evening early last year, three grad students burst into a dim pub near the Innsbruck campus holding a laptop.
—Quanta Magazine, 6 Nov. 2024
After the meeting, armed federal agents burst into Francis’ 21st-floor hotel room at the Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina and arrested him.
—Alex Riggins, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
Politics Child care burst into the national spotlight at the Vance-Walz debate.
—Kate Sequeira, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Burst into.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/burst%20into. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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