Example Sentences

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California’s deserts are bursting with color as strong wildflower displays sprout across the fields of Southern California.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2026

Cake shops are bursting with the doughnuts that Jews like to eat during Hanukkah, the current religious festival.

From BBC • Dec. 12, 2023

The sauce holds onto its deep, tomato flavor, and the toppings — from sweet corn and shishitos in the summer to fennel-y Italian sausage in the winter — are bursting with flavor.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 28, 2023

So it was a genuine pleasure to report this week on a colorful reprieve from all this gloom: Wildflowers are bursting into view, painting the landscape with vibrant shades of orange, yellow and purple.

From New York Times • Apr. 21, 2023

I bring my eyes to him and feel like feathers are bursting from my skin.

From "Starfish" by Akemi Dawn Bowman