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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An investigation is underway after a United Airlines plane’s wing burst into flame just before takeoff from Houston to New York City. —

Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 3 Feb. 2025 Yet somehow, the passenger jet and an Army helicopter collided midair, bursting into flames and plunging into the Potomac River in the first major fatal commercial plane crash in the United States in 16 years. —

Melissa Chan, NBC News, 30 Jan. 2025 Days after one of the world’s largest lithium ion battery storage facilities burst into flames in Monterey County, researchers found alarmingly high concentrations of heavy metals at a nearby estuary that is home to several endangered species. —

Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2025 Everybody watching bursts into destruction-loving cackles. —

Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for burst into