How to Use erupt in a Sentence

erupt

verb

• A bitter dispute has erupted among the members of the team.
• The volcano erupted with tremendous force.
• One of the women flashed a V sign, and the crowd erupted.
  — Anand Gopal, The New Yorker, 10 Dec. 2023
• When enough has formed, the molten rock erupts, shooting through the Earth’s crust.
  — Justin Ray, Robb Report, 28 July 2023
• Trailing 3-0, Spanish Fort erupted for five runs in the top of the fifth to take the lead.
  — Ben Thomas | [e-mail], al, 12 May 2023
• Then orange flames erupted over the foil, licking the air.
  — Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Jan. 2024
• The crowd - a sellout - erupted in cheers and applause.
  — Stephanie Gallman Jordan, Southern Living, 7 Mar. 2024
• In 2006, the last time war erupted with Israel, the first target had been the airport.
  — Kim Ghattas, The Atlantic, 26 Jan. 2024
• Conflict erupts amongst friends and allies as the moon and Pluto clash.
  — USA TODAY, 13 June 2023
• The room erupted into applause for around a minute as Brock walked over to give him a hug.
  — Jack Howland, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Jan. 2024
• Many people still feel squeezed by the inflation surge that erupted in the spring of 2021.
  — Paul Wiseman, Fortune, 5 Apr. 2024
• And the hostage crisis that erupted last year continues.
  — Oren Oppenheim, ABC News, 10 Apr. 2024
• Much of the world erupted in outrage against Israel when Hamas blamed it and said that more than 500 civilians had been killed.
  — Douglas J. Feith, National Review, 24 Oct. 2023
• Food is scarce and the city is erupting with violence fueled by the fear of starvation.
  — Jourdain Searles, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Sep. 2023
• That smoke turned out to be from the Smokehouse Creek wildfire that had erupted that same day in their county, Hutchinson.
  — Li Cohen, CBS News, 29 Feb. 2024
• Pop-up storms may erupt but should be less numerous than Thursday.
  — David Streit, Washington Post, 27 July 2023
• Once the wig fell, the audience erupted into laughs and expressions of shock as the camera panned across their faces.
  — Zizi Strater, Peoplemag, 30 May 2023
• Shots erupted on the west side of Union Station around 2 p.m. Wednesday as the rally was concluding.
  — Katie Moore, Kansas City Star, 14 Feb. 2024
• One of the two teams also looked for evidence of plumes of water vapor erupting from the moon’s surface.
  — Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Sep. 2023
• Major changes to the labor market that had been brewing for decades have erupted to the surface in the last several years.
  — Igor Ryabenkiy, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2023
• Social media erupted after the second loss, which came as the game ended.
  — Emily Horos, The Arizona Republic, 7 Jan. 2024
• Second-year man Romeo Doubs was consistent throughout the year, then erupted in the playoffs, while first-year pro Bo Melton surged late.
  — Rob Reischel, Forbes, 16 Feb. 2024
• The plane landed around midnight Pacific time on Thursday, and the cabin erupted in cheers.
  — Kelsey Ables, Washington Post, 8 June 2023
• Gunfire erupted near the entrance after the party ended in the early morning hours of Nov. 1 when a fight broke out, police said.
  — Mirna Alsharif, NBC News, 9 June 2023
• Flash points around the region have erupted during Israel’s war in Gaza, sparking fears of a broader conflict.
  — Andrew Jeong, Washington Post, 3 Feb. 2024
• Toni Peters, who grew up a few miles down the road in Clinton, watched with her high school friends as a city erupted out of the red Tennessee clay seemingly overnight.
  — Denise Kiernan, Rolling Stone, 17 July 2023
• Cheers erupted outside the prison during his release around 11 a.m. local time.
  — Pilar Arias, Fox News, 11 Dec. 2023
• The student debt freeze, in effect since March 2020 when the Covid pandemic erupted, is expected to conclude by the end of August.
  — Matt Egan, CNN, 12 June 2023
• One of the world’s largest calderas, which form after a volcano erupts, Pastos Grandes is a giant earthen bowl measuring 37 miles across.
  — Mark Johanson, Travel + Leisure, 29 July 2023
• Trump erupts in a chaotic day of testimony, in a rare glimpse of ex-president under oath.
  — Los Angeles Times, 11 Nov. 2023

Last Updated: 3 May 2024