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).
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The Silencio sequence marks a reality-shattering crescendo to Lynch’s film — and an emotional crest, with leads Naomi Watts and Laura Harring both bursting into tears while viewing Del Rio’s performance in the cavernous club.
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J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 27 June 2025
After hearing the sentence, the baseball player burst into tears inside the courtroom and declined to comment to the press.
—José Álvarez, CNN Money, 26 June 2025
Grainy surveillance footage from inside the home — key evidence in the case — captured two armed invaders bursting into the home as Sucharski and the two women spoke around a breakfast table, according to the Herald’s archives.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 26 June 2025
Later, during the movie screening in the historic 1920s-era Catalina Casino, the audience bursts into cheers with die-hard fans quoting the entire movie.
—Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 24 June 2025
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J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 27 June 2025
After hearing the sentence, the baseball player burst into tears inside the courtroom and declined to comment to the press.
—José Álvarez, CNN Money, 26 June 2025
Grainy surveillance footage from inside the home — key evidence in the case — captured two armed invaders bursting into the home as Sucharski and the two women spoke around a breakfast table, according to the Herald’s archives.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 26 June 2025
Later, during the movie screening in the historic 1920s-era Catalina Casino, the audience bursts into cheers with die-hard fans quoting the entire movie.
—Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 24 June 2025
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“Burst into.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/burst%20into. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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