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
• At the sound of his voice, the cattle erupt in a chorus of moos.
  — Eileen Finan, PEOPLE.com, 14 July 2022
• When enough has formed, the molten rock erupts, shooting through the Earth’s crust.
  — Justin Ray, Robb Report, 28 July 2023
• The remark led many in the crowd to erupt into jeers and protests.
  — Washington Post, 21 Sep. 2021
• 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
• Push comes to shove, shoves come to punches, and an all-out brawl erupts.
  — Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 26 Dec. 2024
• If the volcano were to erupt, the biggest threat would be to aircraft.
  — Julia Musto, Fox News, 9 Mar. 2023
• Sergei Bobrovsky made back-to-back saves at one end of the rink, dulling the home crowd waiting to erupt.
  — Stephen Whyno, Sun Sentinel, 17 Feb. 2023
• Then orange flames erupted over the foil, licking the air.
  — Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Jan. 2024
• Each table had a staff member at the head, alert lest a food fight erupt.
  — Richard B. McKenzie, WSJ, 22 Dec. 2021
• 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 group erupts with cheers as the couple bear hug and scream with excitement, too.
  — Njera Perkins, Peoplemag, 15 Aug. 2024
• The entire venue erupts into applause, and a sea of phones goes up.
  — Will Groff, Rolling Stone, 6 Oct. 2024
• 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
• Blooms erupt directly from the bulb and reach four to six inches in height.
  — Adrian Higgins, Washington Post, 20 Sep. 2021
• If a blaze does erupt, close your door on your way to prevent it from spreading.
  — Kristin Tablang, House Beautiful, 11 Jan. 2022
• Within an hour, my throat would swell and my chest would erupt in crimson hives.
  — Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 5 Oct. 2022
• Many people still feel squeezed by the inflation surge that erupted in the spring of 2021.
  — Paul Wiseman, Fortune, 5 Apr. 2024
• The judge's mistake wasn't the only controversy to erupt this week in the case.
  — Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 28 Apr. 2022
• The room erupted, and even the two-month-old baby beside me seemed to join in the excitement.
  — Ana Gutierrez, Austin American-Statesman, 18 Nov. 2024
• Christyn Williams’ nifty move to the basket caused an opponent to fall down and her teammates on the bench to erupt.
  — Dom Amore, courant.com, 22 Feb. 2022
• But the crowd never got a chance to erupt as the Wolverines were shut out for the first time in 10 Robertson Cup playoff games.
  — Chris Bieri, Anchorage Daily News, 25 May 2022
• Sources said the chaos started to erupt on UCLA’s campus around 11 p.m. local time.
  — Danielle Wallace, Fox News, 2 May 2024
• The ovation that erupted threatened to derail the show.
  — Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2025
• This video -- which was given to investigators, who are now reviewing it -- shows the plane reach the ground, erupt in flames, bounce on the runway and then overturn.
  — Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 18 Feb. 2025
• When the verdicts were read the courtroom erupted in cheers and the rapper literally leapt into the crowd to hug superstar girlfriend Rihanna.
  — Tom Tapp, Deadline, 18 Feb. 2025

Last Updated: 7 Mar 2025