was erupting
- past progressive of erupt.
Example Sentences
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Jodi Haryawan, spokesperson for the local search and rescue team, told reporters that it would be "too dangerous" to continue searching while the volcano was erupting.
From BBC ● Dec. 4, 2023
For about two weeks in December, Hawaii’s biggest volcano, Mauna Loa, also was erupting on Hawaii’s Big Island.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 7, 2023
Tallest Galapagos volcano erupts: The tallest mountain in the Galapagos islands was erupting Friday, spewing lava down its flanks and clouds of ash over the Pacific Ocean, according to Ecuador's Geophysical Institute.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 7, 2022
The ban, European officials point out, has kept families separated since early 2020, when the coronavirus was erupting across Europe.
From New York Times ● Sep. 20, 2021
My comrades and I were enormously cheered; the spirit of mass protest that had seemed dormant through the 1960s was erupting in the 1970s.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
