erupt
verb (used without object)
to burst forth.
erupted
Example Sentences
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In the nine days since riots erupted in cities across France, thousands of merchants have also boarded up their storefronts, radically altering the Paris streetscape.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026
Macron's government has sought to draw a line between the legitimate demands of protesters and the looting, burning and ransacking that erupted on the sidelines of protests last Saturday.
From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026
As security escorted the heckler out of the town hall in this Columbus suburb, applause erupted.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
According to Stephanie, disagreements between medical teams over how best to manage Flora's symptoms erupted into a heated discussion at her daughter's bedside.
From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026
Now, coming to Washington and Mount St. Helens, Swanson guessed that this volcano would swell before it erupted, too.
From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone
