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
  • At the sound of his voice, the cattle erupt in a chorus of moos.
    — Eileen Finan, PEOPLE.com, 14 July 2022
  • When enough has formed, the molten rock erupts, shooting through the Earth’s crust.
    — Justin Ray, Robb Report, 28 July 2023
  • The remark led many in the crowd to erupt into jeers and protests.
    — Washington Post, 21 Sep. 2021
  • His wife, the complaint reads, was home at the time of the attack and heard the gunfire erupt.
    — Michael Loria, USA TODAY, 25 Mar. 2025
  • Trailing 3-0, Spanish Fort erupted for five runs in the top of the fifth to take the lead.
    — Ben Thomas | [email protected], al, 12 May 2023
  • Push comes to shove, shoves come to punches, and an all-out brawl erupts.
    — Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 26 Dec. 2024
  • If the volcano were to erupt, the biggest threat would be to aircraft.
    — Julia Musto, Fox News, 9 Mar. 2023
  • Tree pollen tends to erupt in the spring, grass pollen explodes in the summer, and ragweed spikes in the fall.
    — Julia Ries, Health, 25 Mar. 2025
  • 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
  • Each table had a staff member at the head, alert lest a food fight erupt.
    — Richard B. McKenzie, WSJ, 22 Dec. 2021
  • 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
  • Blooms erupt directly from the bulb and reach four to six inches in height.
    — Adrian Higgins, Washington Post, 20 Sep. 2021
  • If a blaze does erupt, close your door on your way to prevent it from spreading.
    — Kristin Tablang, House Beautiful, 11 Jan. 2022
  • 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
  • The judge's mistake wasn't the only controversy to erupt this week in the case.
    — Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 28 Apr. 2022
  • The room erupted, and even the two-month-old baby beside me seemed to join in the excitement.
    — Ana Gutierrez, Austin American-Statesman, 18 Nov. 2024
  • Christyn Williams’ nifty move to the basket caused an opponent to fall down and her teammates on the bench to erupt.
    — Dom Amore, courant.com, 22 Feb. 2022
  • But the crowd never got a chance to erupt as the Wolverines were shut out for the first time in 10 Robertson Cup playoff games.
    — Chris Bieri, Anchorage Daily News, 25 May 2022
  • Fury erupted on the streets, which quickly devolved into burning and looting.
    — George B. Sánchez-Tello, Rolling Stone, 23 Mar. 2025
  • This active volcano is considered Central America's youngest, having first appeared in 1850 and erupted dozens of times since.
    — Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 23 Mar. 2025

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