Example Sentences

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The fans were bursting with pride for Foyt, who simply wanted to move on with his day.

From Washington Times • May 24, 2023

The same jubilation was palpable on social media, where feeds were bursting with tweets, posts and comments of people celebrating what was was a historic night at the Oscars.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2023

During a video interview one recent morning, Miller, who lives in Chicago, and Nasser, who lives in Los Angeles, were bursting with metaphors.

From New York Times • Mar. 7, 2023

Personally, I was a little underwhelmed by the first set of eight tracks, which I didn’t think were bursting with life like the courses found in the base game.

From The Verge • Jul. 28, 2022

Side streets and alleys were bursting with bars, restaurants, and cafes.

From "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates