blurt out

1. Say abruptly or inadvertently, utter without thinking. For example, Unfortunately he blurted out how much he hated formal dinners just as his hostess walked in. [Late 1500s]

Example Sentences

His classmates blinked back at him, giggling, until he finally blurted out, “I need to go to the bathroom,” and then their giggles turned into all-out laughter.

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“I want to be in a normal place!” she blurts out in one of their last conversations, almost as if she were a musical protagonist about to break into song.

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Eisman blurted out, “It’s only five past ten. Give it time.”

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The man stroked his chin, mulling over his options, until the children blurted out, “Just fix her!”

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Later, after a crisis at work ends with the police being called and a pep talk from her therapist in Linda’s office, she blurts out a soft, “I love you” as he walks away.

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