Bursts is an English word. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Bursts in a sentence
Related words
Bursts meaning
plural of burst
Using Bursts
- The main meaning on this page is: plural of burst
- In the example corpus, bursts often appears in combinations such as: bursts of, bursts into, short bursts.
Context around Bursts
- Average sentence length in these examples: 21.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 7 middle, 8 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Bursts
- In this selection, "bursts" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 21.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, ground, ray, short, gamma, grbs and tiny stand out and add context to how "bursts" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include also contains bursts of terrifying and as she bursts into tears. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "bursts" sits close to words such as ambulances, bark and bart, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with bursts
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Blistered, vibrant red grape tomatoes add color and bursts of juiciness. (11 words)
Joe immediately sets off towards Jessica as she bursts into tears. (11 words)
Gamma-ray bursts Gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) are candidates for extraterrestrial communication. (12 words)
Compositions and bursts of music on the soundtrack recall Benning’s prior work (the feature is a riff on his 1975 film of the same name co-directed with Bette Gordon) and America’s own vast, complex history. (38 words)
These air-bursts are much more lethal against personnel than ground bursts because they deliver a greater proportion of useful fragments and deliver them into terrain where a prone soldier would be protected from ground bursts. (36 words)
Explaining the trick on his podcast, Just One Thing, Mosley suggested that completing short bursts of exercise during the day can actually be more effective than trying to fit in a full workout. (33 words)
Example sentences (20)
These air-bursts are much more lethal against personnel than ground bursts because they deliver a greater proportion of useful fragments and deliver them into terrain where a prone soldier would be protected from ground bursts.
Gamma-ray bursts Gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) are candidates for extraterrestrial communication.
The figures are sculpted in natural movement with bodies full of vital energy that bursts through their flesh, as the flesh in turn bursts through their thin clothing.
Again, this is happening right now, but it is generally limited to short bursts in compact urban settings.
An unexpected arts enclave, tiny Grand Marais, Minnesota, bursts with galleries, local shops and restaurants, and lake-filled getaways galore.
Billionaire Chamath Palihapitiya says the markets are likely to witness more bursts to the upside following the recent comments of Fed Chairman Jerome Powell.
Blistered, vibrant red grape tomatoes add color and bursts of juiciness.
Bursts of heavier snow possible in the mountains through Wed evening pic.
Businesses like these can be frustrating to own when the market is soaring, but they prove their worth when the bubble bursts.
But they also warn that it bursts tiny blood vessels — called capillaries — beneath the skin, which may lead to bruising.
Compositions and bursts of music on the soundtrack recall Benning’s prior work (the feature is a riff on his 1975 film of the same name co-directed with Bette Gordon) and America’s own vast, complex history.
During that run, Caldwell-Pope was a dogged defender, a hustler and a guy who could provide the Lakers with scoring bursts.
Explaining the trick on his podcast, Just One Thing, Mosley suggested that completing short bursts of exercise during the day can actually be more effective than trying to fit in a full workout.
Fast radio bursts have a unique ability to detect this ionized matter.
Fear not, I shall endeavor to keep this derailed AI in check, even if it means putting up with its ill-timed bursts of ambition.
He skips round one, bursts past another and then stands up a third.
In a back and forth affair, Minnesota was in control for most of the game with the Wolverines having brief bursts of potency.
It is arguably one of the weirdest horror films you’ll see this year as it's a consistently chilly yet still comedic experience that also contains bursts of terrifying violence.
It’s to say that many of these short-term momentum bursts are not sustainable because most entities were not good businesses.
Joe immediately sets off towards Jessica as she bursts into tears.
Common combinations with bursts
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- bursts of 73×
- bursts into 19×
- short bursts 17×
- and bursts 12×
- gamma-ray bursts 10×
- bursts with 9×
- bursts through 8×
- it bursts 7×
- radio bursts 7×
- bursts and 6×