How to Use erupt in a Sentence

erupt

verb

• A bitter dispute has erupted among the members of the team.
• The volcano erupted with tremendous force.
• One of the women flashed a V sign, and the crowd erupted.
  — Anand Gopal, The New Yorker, 10 Dec. 2023
• When enough has formed, the molten rock erupts, shooting through the Earth’s crust.
  — Justin Ray, Robb Report, 28 July 2023
• Trailing 3-0, Spanish Fort erupted for five runs in the top of the fifth to take the lead.
  — Ben Thomas | [e-mail], al, 12 May 2023
• If the volcano were to erupt, the biggest threat would be to aircraft.
  — Julia Musto, Fox News, 9 Mar. 2023
• Sergei Bobrovsky made back-to-back saves at one end of the rink, dulling the home crowd waiting to erupt.
  — Stephen Whyno, Sun Sentinel, 17 Feb. 2023
• Then orange flames erupted over the foil, licking the air.
  — Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Jan. 2024
• The crowd - a sellout - erupted in cheers and applause.
  — Stephanie Gallman Jordan, Southern Living, 7 Mar. 2024
• In 2006, the last time war erupted with Israel, the first target had been the airport.
  — Kim Ghattas, The Atlantic, 26 Jan. 2024
• Conflict erupts amongst friends and allies as the moon and Pluto clash.
  — USA TODAY, 13 June 2023
• The group erupts with cheers as the couple bear hug and scream with excitement, too.
  — Njera Perkins, Peoplemag, 15 Aug. 2024
• The entire venue erupts into applause, and a sea of phones goes up.
  — Will Groff, Rolling Stone, 6 Oct. 2024
• The room erupted into applause for around a minute as Brock walked over to give him a hug.
  — Jack Howland, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Jan. 2024
• Within an hour, my throat would swell and my chest would erupt in crimson hives.
  — Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 5 Oct. 2022
• Many people still feel squeezed by the inflation surge that erupted in the spring of 2021.
  — Paul Wiseman, Fortune, 5 Apr. 2024
• Sources said the chaos started to erupt on UCLA’s campus around 11 p.m. local time.
  — Danielle Wallace, Fox News, 2 May 2024
• The volcano that would erupt every two or three months that would last was pretty bad.
  — Jackie Fields, Peoplemag, 25 Apr. 2023
• Peals of joy seemed to erupt wherever a packet changed hands.
  — Staff Writer follow, Los Angeles Times, 27 Jan. 2023
• But magma is a mixture of both solid and liquid parts, and not all of it can erupt.
  — Robin George Andrews, New York Times, 1 Dec. 2022
• Plumes of water have been known to erupt from cracks in the ice shell, releasing the contents of the moon’s alien ocean into space.
  — Ashley Strickland, CNN, 20 Feb. 2023
• Pairing O’Brien with Mac Jones is a volcano just begging to erupt.
  — Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Jan. 2023
• The suspect was on the roof for at least three or four minutes before shots erupted, the witness said.
  — Tribune News Service, Hartford Courant, 14 July 2024
• But then, a second gang showed up, and gunfire erupted, David Lloyd said.
  — Kerry Breen, CBS News, 24 May 2024
• John can't help but feel that the country's stability is about to erupt on his watch.
  — Lincee Ray, EW.com, 9 Nov. 2022
• And the hostage crisis that erupted last year continues.
  — Oren Oppenheim, ABC News, 10 Apr. 2024
• Much of the world erupted in outrage against Israel when Hamas blamed it and said that more than 500 civilians had been killed.
  — Douglas J. Feith, National Review, 24 Oct. 2023
• Then, once the hour is up, another firework erupts, and all tossing must end.
  — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 5 June 2024
• The panel erupted, and Phillip tried to regain control.
  — Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 29 Oct. 2024
• No homes or structures were impacted except for the radio tower, police said, but a fire that erupted from the crash spanned two to three blocks.
  — T. Michelle Murphy, ABC News, 21 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 13 Nov 2024