eruption

noun erup·tion \ i-ˈrəp-shən \

|Updated on: 17 Jun 2018

Examples: eruption in a Sentence

Definition of eruption

1 a : an act, process, or instance of erupting

b : the breaking out of a rash on the skin or mucous membrane

2 : a product of erupting (such as a skin rash)

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Examples of eruption in a Sentence

a great eruption of glee as it suddenly dawned on her that she had won
the eruption of the volcano Krakatoa was one of the most violent in global history

Recent Examples of eruption from the Web

The Kīlauea eruption had previously destroyed 117 homes and forced the evacuation of at least 2,000 Big Island residents.

— brigit katz, Smithsonian, "Watch Kīlauea’s Lava Flow into the Ocean, Creating Billowing Clouds of ‘Laze’," 8 June 2018
The eruptions have also destroyed more than 150 homes.

— chris morris, Fortune, "Lava Evaporates Hawaii's Largest Lake," 5 June 2018
The eruption has destroyed 50 buildings, including about two dozen homes.

— amy lieu, Fox News, "Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano continues spouting lava, ash," 25 May 2018
For instance, an eruption of Kilauea in 1990 destroyed about 100 homes in the community of Kalapana.

— simon romero, New York Times, "Hawaii’s Volcano Country, Where Land Is Cheap and the Living Is Risky," 25 May 2018
The eruption has destroyed 50 buildings, including about two dozen homes, and seriously injured at least one person.

— kate samuelson, Time, "Hawaii's Erupting Volcano Looks Even Crazier From Space at Night," 25 May 2018
The eruption has destroyed 50 buildings, including about two dozen homes.

— audrey mcavoy, OrlandoSentinel.com, "Hawaii volcano generates blue flames from burning methane," 24 May 2018
The eruption has destroyed 50 buildings, including about two dozen homes.

— Washington Post, "Hawaii volcano produces methane and ‘eerie’ blue flames," 24 May 2018
The eruption has destroyed 50 buildings, including about two dozen homes.

— audrey mcavoy, BostonGlobe.com, "Hawaii volcano produces methane and ‘eerie’ blue flames," 24 May 2018

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