erupt
verb (used without object)
to burst forth.
have erupted
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present perfectof erupt.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Could it have erupted during the time of the technological civilization?
From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026
Over the last five years, efforts to make social networks Facebook and Instagram safer for young people have erupted across courts, classrooms and capitals.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
Angry scenes have erupted outside a court after the family of a woman killed in a triple fatal car crash confronted a garage owner who falsified an MOT just weeks before.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
Throughout our history, major domestic quarrels have erupted over economics: the prairie rebellion of the 1890s, the Progressive era, the New Deal.
From Salon ● Jul. 5, 2026
Had it not been for this hint of grace, Kit’s anger might have erupted in a scene that would have spoiled all her chances on this first morning.
From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare
