Example Sentences

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Similar fights over how to pay for the grid build-out have erupted in Texas, North Carolina and other markets, where residential power customers face large increase proposals.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

Fan groups have erupted over the costs: Football Supporters Europe labeled the World Cup pricing structure a "monumental betrayal."

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

They’re going to be Hollywood stars,’” Duvall’s roommate told Vanity Fair in 2013, “the whole place would have erupted, and we would have been part of the laughter.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 2026

But now parts of Los Angeles have erupted in protests after immigrations officers intensified their raids at workplaces.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2025

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