How to Use erupt in a Sentence
erupt
verb
- A bitter dispute has erupted among the members of the team.
- The volcano erupted with tremendous force.
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One of the women flashed a V sign, and the crowd erupted.
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Anand Gopal,
The New Yorker,
10 Dec. 2023
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When enough has formed, the molten rock erupts, shooting through the Earth’s crust.
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Justin Ray,
Robb Report,
28 July 2023
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Trailing 3-0, Spanish Fort erupted for five runs in the top of the fifth to take the lead.
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Ben Thomas | Bthomas@al.com,
al,
12 May 2023
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If the volcano were to erupt, the biggest threat would be to aircraft.
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Julia Musto,
Fox News,
9 Mar. 2023
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Sergei Bobrovsky made back-to-back saves at one end of the rink, dulling the home crowd waiting to erupt.
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Stephen Whyno,
Sun Sentinel,
17 Feb. 2023
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Then orange flames erupted over the foil, licking the air.
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Blake Nelson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Jan. 2024
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The crowd - a sellout - erupted in cheers and applause.
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Stephanie Gallman Jordan,
Southern Living,
7 Mar. 2024
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In 2006, the last time war erupted with Israel, the first target had been the airport.
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Kim Ghattas,
The Atlantic,
26 Jan. 2024
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Conflict erupts amongst friends and allies as the moon and Pluto clash.
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USA TODAY,
13 June 2023
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The group erupts with cheers as the couple bear hug and scream with excitement, too.
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Njera Perkins,
Peoplemag,
15 Aug. 2024
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The entire venue erupts into applause, and a sea of phones goes up.
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Will Groff,
Rolling Stone,
6 Oct. 2024
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The room erupted into applause for around a minute as Brock walked over to give him a hug.
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Jack Howland,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
31 Jan. 2024
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Within an hour, my throat would swell and my chest would erupt in crimson hives.
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Katherine J. Wu,
The Atlantic,
5 Oct. 2022
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Many people still feel squeezed by the inflation surge that erupted in the spring of 2021.
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Paul Wiseman,
Fortune,
5 Apr. 2024
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Sources said the chaos started to erupt on UCLA’s campus around 11 p.m. local time.
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Danielle Wallace,
Fox News,
2 May 2024
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The volcano that would erupt every two or three months that would last was pretty bad.
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Jackie Fields,
Peoplemag,
25 Apr. 2023
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Peals of joy seemed to erupt wherever a packet changed hands.
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Staff Writer
follow,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Jan. 2023
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But magma is a mixture of both solid and liquid parts, and not all of it can erupt.
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Robin George Andrews,
New York Times,
1 Dec. 2022
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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.
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Ashley Strickland,
CNN,
20 Feb. 2023
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Pairing O’Brien with Mac Jones is a volcano just begging to erupt.
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Ben Volin,
BostonGlobe.com,
25 Jan. 2023
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The suspect was on the roof for at least three or four minutes before shots erupted, the witness said.
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Tribune News Service,
Hartford Courant,
14 July 2024
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But then, a second gang showed up, and gunfire erupted, David Lloyd said.
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Kerry Breen,
CBS News,
24 May 2024
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John can't help but feel that the country's stability is about to erupt on his watch.
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Lincee Ray,
EW.com,
9 Nov. 2022
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And the hostage crisis that erupted last year continues.
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Oren Oppenheim,
ABC News,
10 Apr. 2024
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Much of the world erupted in outrage against Israel when Hamas blamed it and said that more than 500 civilians had been killed.
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Douglas J. Feith,
National Review,
24 Oct. 2023
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Then, once the hour is up, another firework erupts, and all tossing must end.
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Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
5 June 2024
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The panel erupted, and Phillip tried to regain control.
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Bill Goodykoontz,
The Arizona Republic,
29 Oct. 2024
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No homes or structures were impacted except for the radio tower, police said, but a fire that erupted from the crash spanned two to three blocks.
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T. Michelle Murphy,
ABC News,
21 Oct. 2024
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