Example Sentences

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Over the past 16.5 million years, it has spouted major eruptions from Oregon to Wyoming.

From Scientific American • Jun. 15, 2020

“What did he say?” my wife asks after the taciturn, trench-coated hero has spouted a bit of gibberish.

From Washington Post • Mar. 4, 2018

In it writer Nathan Heller, interviews a man who has spouted infamous and offensive opinions about these issues: venture capitalist, Tom Perkins.

From Salon • Jul. 2, 2014

If your son is going through puberty and has spouted more chest and genital hair than other kids his age, he may feel embarrassed about his body.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 22, 2011

After a few such experiments, you will find that the water has spouted itself all out, and you will be sadly puzzled to know how to get more in without taking out the cork.

From The Boys' And Girls' Library by Various