burst out

phrasal verb

burst out also bursted out; bursting out; bursts out

: to begin (doing something) suddenly

They both burst out laughing.

: to say (something) suddenly

Everyone burst out "Surprise!" as he walked through the door.

Examples of burst out in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Children had a fifty-fifty chance of receiving each option: the clown could either burst out from under their bed to juggle hatchets (no notice) or appear at their birthday party to juggle balls (notice given). —

Weike Wang, The New Yorker, 11 July 2024 At the Tokyo Olympics, Holloway burst out to his typical massive lead. —

Adam Kilgore, Washington Post, 29 June 2024 Trump stock hits turbulence Donald Trump’s namesake social media company burst out of the gate on its first day of trading Tuesday, opening at $70.90 and soaring as high as $79.38 as Trump fans and opportunistic traders bought up shares. —

Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 29 Mar. 2024 Once everything was just right, the sun burst out and Turner had to rearrange the whole set-up. —

Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 26 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for burst out

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