Example Sentences

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We’ll rig the cannon so that foam from the extinguishers will spurt out over everyone near the stage.

From Newsweek

Local traffic will spurt as the groups are furloughed home, then return to camp for regrouping.

From Time Magazine Archive

Like water from a leaky fire hose, electrons will spurt across atom-size wires and insulators, causing fatal short circuits.

From Time Magazine Archive

Wheat exports will spurt 15% to 400 million bu. in fiscal 1957, trim 1 billion-bushel hoard by 60 million bu.

From Time Magazine Archive

When he comes, fire will spurt out of both his nostrils, and then the tar will catch fire.

From The Red Fairy Book by Lang, Andrew