burst out
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The viewer is so moved he might burst out laughing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
When it’s pointed out he once jokingly named his “Stranger Things” character, Hopper, “the greatest role ever written,” he and his director burst out laughing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 8, 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
Fireworks burst out of the Olympic rings during the opening ceremony at the San Siro.
From BBC ● Feb. 9, 2026
"But—" Rowan burst out, "it was there! A drawing of the Mountain. And words and arrows . . . and a track marked in red, leading to the cloud and above it! It was!"
From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda
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