pour out
phrasal verb
poured out; pouring out; pours out
: to freely express (an emotion) : to talk freely about (something personal)
I listened while he poured out his anger and frustration.
She poured out the whole story.
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Thus, lawsuits that are devoid of legal or factual merit can be quickly poured out by the federal courts and states courts operating under the FRCP.
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Jay Adkisson, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
After the not-guilty verdict was handed down to the rapper on Tuesday (Feb. 18) in Los Angeles, blogger Nique at Nite spoke to people pouring out of the courthouse.
—Marc Griffin, VIBE.com, 19 Feb. 2025
Instead, seven songs poured out in a matter of hours.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Feb. 2025
To compensate for the lean, higher floors were intentionally poured out of alignment, in the opposite direction.
—Eric Lach, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2025
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Jay Adkisson, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
After the not-guilty verdict was handed down to the rapper on Tuesday (Feb. 18) in Los Angeles, blogger Nique at Nite spoke to people pouring out of the courthouse.
—Marc Griffin, VIBE.com, 19 Feb. 2025
Instead, seven songs poured out in a matter of hours.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Feb. 2025
To compensate for the lean, higher floors were intentionally poured out of alignment, in the opposite direction.
—Eric Lach, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for pour out
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“Pour out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pour%20out. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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