Example Sentences

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While Chinese investment in the U.S. has fallen in recent years, similar complaints are erupting in other industries.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 9, 2026

Disputes like this one are erupting across Russia as convicts killed in the war are returned to their hometowns — dividing villages and pitting neighbors against one another.

From New York Times • Mar. 26, 2023

“If you’re concerned if the teeth are erupting out of sequence or unevenly, have your local dentist examine them.”

From Seattle Times • Sep. 22, 2021

The play is being shown on the Coliseum big screen and fans are erupting in boos.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 19, 2015

“But my friend doesn’t believe volcanoes are erupting and throwing ash into our sky. Have you heard anything about that?”

From "The Dead and the Gone" by Susan Beth Pfeffer