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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Jeff Dennis swerved to miss other vehicles before the car hit the utility pole and burst into flames, the lawsuit says.
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CBS News, 25 Nov. 2025
The vote was unanimous; the audience burst into applause.
—Adam Iscoe, New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2025
The Hindenburg disaster, when the airship burst into flames while landing in New Jersey after carrying passengers across the Atlantic, killed 36 people.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 22 Nov. 2025
Granite Hills again went to the run, going 66 yards with Seth Rodriguez bursting into the end zone from 33 yards out.
—John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Nov. 2025
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CBS News, 25 Nov. 2025
The vote was unanimous; the audience burst into applause.
—Adam Iscoe, New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2025
The Hindenburg disaster, when the airship burst into flames while landing in New Jersey after carrying passengers across the Atlantic, killed 36 people.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 22 Nov. 2025
Granite Hills again went to the run, going 66 yards with Seth Rodriguez bursting into the end zone from 33 yards out.
—John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for burst into
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“Burst into.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/burst%20into. Accessed 30 Nov. 2025.
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