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How to use burst out in a sentence

When gunshots burst out, she ran to retrieve her child from school and returned to her house just as a bomb hit next door.
‘Argo’ in the Congo: The Ghosts of the Stanleyville Hostage Crisis|Nina Strochlic|November 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And, as a result, an interesting and important text has burst out of the archives and into public consciousness.
Jesus Christ, Baby Daddy?|Candida Moss|November 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
There they were, kicking it with George Stephanopoulos, when Dowd burst out with this observation on the Shutdown Showdown.
Please Don’t Compare House Republicans to Iran or Syria, OK?|Michelle Cottle|October 1, 2013|DAILY BEAST
He was shushed but not before the entire table burst out laughing in agreement.
Margaret Thatcher: The Accidental Feminist|Amanda Foreman|April 9, 2013|DAILY BEAST

Finally, he burst out with an antsy, “Come on, I want to go to war!”
War Games: Microsoft Invades Liechtenstein for Halo 4 Blowout|Alex Klein|November 8, 2012|DAILY BEAST
"In the night I heard the howling of a dog," she said, and then flushed up to the roots of her hair when we burst out laughing.
Three More John Silence Stories|Algernon Blackwood
They burst out of the mouth of the canyon, a smoke-wreathed whirlwind, heading for the protection of the river.
Raw Gold|Bertrand W. Sinclair
I asked the conductor if he had been at the battle; he burst out laughing like a philosopher, as he was, and said "Pas si bete."
Little Travels and Roadside Sketches|William Makepeace Thackeray
"Try to look madly in love," said my friend, ready to burst out laughing at the sight of the long serious face of his neighbour.
Friend Mac Donald|Max O'Rell
They raced eagerly for the patch of light ahead of them and burst out upon a valley of green.
The Adventure Girls at K Bar O|Clair Blank

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