Example Sentences

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Verstappen kept on the Spaniard’s tail, but just two laps later was spewing smoke from the back of his car, with fire following, forcing his retirement from the race.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 23, 2024

The pile roared to life, and within minutes, it was spewing flames at least 10 feet tall.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 4, 2023

Footage from that eruption shows the volcano was spewing lava fountains that were up to 100 feet tall surrounded by thick plumes of smoke.

From BBC • Jan. 6, 2023

"I realized much of this rhetoric was stemming from the lies and the hate he was spewing to his audience."

From Salon • Oct. 16, 2022

The whole time Ted was spewing, I could feel the anger flickering, churning, growing bigger, getting hotter, turning my hands to fists under the table.

From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx