Example Sentences

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Attention was focused on Alcacer do Sal, south of Lisbon, where the Sado river had burst its banks and submerged the town centre.

From Barron's • Feb. 5, 2026

Shaw had burst into the area to take a shot when Hector Moreno crashed into him, taking his standing foot away in a scissors tackle.

From BBC • Dec. 23, 2025

Many insist that investors started focusing on that bubble only after it had burst.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 8, 2025

She was interrupted, though, when a neighbor reached out to tell her that her home of 42 years had burst into flames.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025

It was a main that had burst, throwing a fierce curtain of spray into the night.

From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison