How to Use erupt in a Sentence

erupt

verb
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  • A bitter dispute has erupted among the members of the team.
  • The volcano erupted with tremendous force.
  • One of the women flashed a V sign, and the crowd erupted.
    — Anand Gopal, The New Yorker, 10 Dec. 2023
  • At the sound of his voice, the cattle erupt in a chorus of moos.
    — Eileen Finan, PEOPLE.com, 14 July 2022
  • When enough has formed, the molten rock erupts, shooting through the Earth’s crust.
    — Justin Ray, Robb Report, 28 July 2023
  • Trailing 3-0, Spanish Fort erupted for five runs in the top of the fifth to take the lead.
    — Ben Thomas | Bthomas@al.com, al, 12 May 2023
  • If the volcano were to erupt, the biggest threat would be to aircraft.
    — Julia Musto, Fox News, 9 Mar. 2023
  • Sergei Bobrovsky made back-to-back saves at one end of the rink, dulling the home crowd waiting to erupt.
    — Stephen Whyno, Sun Sentinel, 17 Feb. 2023
  • Then orange flames erupted over the foil, licking the air.
    — Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Jan. 2024
  • The crowd - a sellout - erupted in cheers and applause.
    — Stephanie Gallman Jordan, Southern Living, 7 Mar. 2024
  • In 2006, the last time war erupted with Israel, the first target had been the airport.
    — Kim Ghattas, The Atlantic, 26 Jan. 2024
  • Conflict erupts amongst friends and allies as the moon and Pluto clash.
    — USA TODAY, 13 June 2023
  • The group erupts with cheers as the couple bear hug and scream with excitement, too.
    — Njera Perkins, Peoplemag, 15 Aug. 2024
  • The entire venue erupts into applause, and a sea of phones goes up.
    — Will Groff, Rolling Stone, 6 Oct. 2024
  • The room erupted into applause for around a minute as Brock walked over to give him a hug.
    — Jack Howland, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Jan. 2024
  • Within an hour, my throat would swell and my chest would erupt in crimson hives.
    — Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 5 Oct. 2022
  • Many people still feel squeezed by the inflation surge that erupted in the spring of 2021.
    — Paul Wiseman, Fortune, 5 Apr. 2024
  • The judge's mistake wasn't the only controversy to erupt this week in the case.
    — Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 28 Apr. 2022
  • The room erupted, and even the two-month-old baby beside me seemed to join in the excitement.
    — Ana Gutierrez, Austin American-Statesman, 18 Nov. 2024
  • Christyn Williams’ nifty move to the basket caused an opponent to fall down and her teammates on the bench to erupt.
    — Dom Amore, courant.com, 22 Feb. 2022
  • But the crowd never got a chance to erupt as the Wolverines were shut out for the first time in 10 Robertson Cup playoff games.
    — Chris Bieri, Anchorage Daily News, 25 May 2022
  • Sources said the chaos started to erupt on UCLA’s campus around 11 p.m. local time.
    — Danielle Wallace, Fox News, 2 May 2024
  • The volcano that would erupt every two or three months that would last was pretty bad.
    — Jackie Fields, Peoplemag, 25 Apr. 2023
  • Peals of joy seemed to erupt wherever a packet changed hands.
    — Staff Writer follow, Los Angeles Times, 27 Jan. 2023
  • But magma is a mixture of both solid and liquid parts, and not all of it can erupt.
    — Robin George Andrews, New York Times, 1 Dec. 2022
  • Plumes of water have been known to erupt from cracks in the ice shell, releasing the contents of the moon’s alien ocean into space.
    — Ashley Strickland, CNN, 20 Feb. 2023
  • Far too many of our neighbors know the drill: When guns erupt, drop, duck, run, or some combination of the three.
    — Roy S. Johnson | Rjohnson@al.com, al, 3 Aug. 2022
  • Pairing O’Brien with Mac Jones is a volcano just begging to erupt.
    — Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Jan. 2023
  • The verdict remained in doubt through two periods, but then the Penguins erupted for six goals in a 14:02 span in the third period to turn this game into an absolute laugher.
    — Josh Yohe, The Athletic, 13 Dec. 2024
  • But as with all things the Griswolds do, everything goes wrong, mayhem erupts and absolute comedy ensues.
    — Keith Langston, People.com, 14 Dec. 2024

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