burst out
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My guilt eased when I pulled into the drive-through of a pharmacy and the attendant burst out laughing at the sight of the idling microcar.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
When I got to Figaro, the last place to look on my list, I burst out crying.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
My husband and I burst out laughing – not at that scene, or the clerk’s impromptu theatrics, but at this injection of delight into an otherwise mundane errand.
From Salon ● May 2, 2026
Brunning, who burst out crying as she was told she faced a "substantial" jail term, is due to be sentenced in April.
From BBC ● Feb. 23, 2026
Then suddenly—woompf—they burst out of the fire and the ground fell away, and Akira went flying off her horse.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
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