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.
  • That’s not expected to happen right now, but the sun has continued to erupt.
    — Eric MacK, Forbes, 18 Aug. 2022
  • Poor countries are the ones who are least likely to get access to those things first, where these diseases often erupt.
    — Abc News, ABC News, 10 Aug. 2022
  • Others are walking volcanos, looking for a reason to erupt.
    — Terry Pluto, cleveland, 20 Aug. 2022
  • Cheers erupt at the news, and alone in an interrogation room, Curtis hollers to ask what’s going on.
    — Sara Netzley, EW.com, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Encounters with the opposing party erupted in shouting and worse.
    — Julia Prodis Sulek, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
  • Since the magma didn’t have to move far to erupt, the warning signals came at the last minute, according to Science News.
    — Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Sep. 2022
  • The Dodgers erupted for five runs in two innings against Manaea en route to a 10-5 victory.
    — Newsweek, 2 Nov. 2024
  • Brandon Lowe and Randy Arozarena, causing Wacha to place his glove over his mouth and erupt in frustration.
    — Julian McWilliams, BostonGlobe.com, 26 Aug. 2022
  • Some of these cracks fill with magma, which can eventually erupt, whereas others allow chunks of crust to slide past one another, leading to earthquakes.
    — Sasha Warren, Scientific American, 24 Aug. 2022
  • For the first time this week, Yankee Stadium erupted in celebration.
    — Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2024
  • Fireworks erupted across Los Angeles in celebration of the home town team’s triumph on the other side of the country.
    — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 30 Oct. 2024
  • Looking fearless and determined, like a suburban Che Guevara, Karim stands on the ramparts as fireworks erupt all around.
    — Peter Debruge, Variety, 2 Sep. 2022
  • Eventually, as the over-pressurization of moralism intensifies, the desires of the masses erupt.
    — Andrew Hartz, WSJ, 7 Aug. 2022
  • One of the women flashed a V sign, and the crowd erupted.
    — Anand Gopal, The New Yorker, 10 Dec. 2023
  • 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 | [email protected], 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
  • Sources said the chaos started to erupt on UCLA’s campus around 11 p.m. local time.
    — Danielle Wallace, Fox News, 2 May 2024

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