burst into

phrasal verb

burst into also bursted into; bursting into; bursts into

: to begin to produce or do (something) suddenly

She burst into laughter/tears.

The house burst into flame(s).

Examples of burst into in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The men said Williams spent Oct. 28 bursting into fits of crying and pleading for assistance. —Drake Bentley, Journal Sentinel, 10 May 2024

Fans burst into raucous cheers for Smear again, for 40 more seconds, which this time ended with Grohl handing his friend a bottle of Jagermeister to take a pull from. —Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 10 May 2024

At that, the trial overflow audience room burst into laughter. —Peter Grier, The Christian Science Monitor, 9 May 2024

The tanker then struck a tractor-trailer in another lane and burst into flames, damaging the overpass above the interstate. —Thao Nguyen, USA TODAY, 5 May 2024

Officers burst into a building Tuesday, breaking up a demonstration that had paralyzed the school and taking more than 100 people into custody. —Ryan Pearson, Fortune, 3 May 2024

Other demonstrations The chaotic scenes at UCLA came just hours after New York police burst into a building occupied by anti-war protesters at Columbia University on Tuesday night, breaking up a demonstration that had paralyzed the school. —CBS News, 2 May 2024

New York police burst into a building occupied by war protesters at Columbia University on Tuesday night, breaking up a demonstration that had paralyzed the school. —TIME, 2 May 2024

Wednesday’s chaotic scenes unfolded after police burst into a building occupied by protesters at Columbia University on Tuesday night, breaking up a demonstration that had paralyzed the school. —Mercury News Staff and Wire Reports, The Mercury News, 1 May 2024