Example Sentences

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Bursting into Kenna’s quarters seemingly at will, she raids her near-empty fridge while bluntly shouldering much of the exposition.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2026

Bursting forward with intent, Murillo held off two challenges before lashing a superb low strike past Ederson into the far corner from 25 yards.

From Barron's • Feb. 19, 2026

Bursting with sunflowers, autumn leaves, pine cones and crabapples, these arrangements infuse the scene with the earthy essence of fall.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 3, 2023

Bursting with life, it combined elements of Afrobeat, jazz, reggae, salsa, hip-hop and grime.

From BBC • Jul. 27, 2023

Bursting into her own apartment in triumph, Shirley found her mother still working on the accounts for the Señora and her father mixing paint.

From "In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson" by Bette Bao Lord