Erupt is an English word with synonyms like appear or burst. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Erupt in a sentence
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Erupt meaning
- To eject something violently (such as lava or water, as from a volcano or geyser).
- To burst forth; to break out.
- To spontaneously release pressure or tension.
Synonyms of Erupt
Using Erupt
- The main meaning on this page is: To eject something violently (such as lava or water, as from a volcano or geyser). | To burst forth; to break out. | To spontaneously release pressure or tension.
- Useful related words include: break out, appear, burst, catch fire.
- In the example corpus, erupt often appears in combinations such as: to erupt, erupt in, could erupt.
Context around Erupt
- Average sentence length in these examples: 21.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 6 start, 5 middle, 9 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Erupt
- In this selection, "erupt" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 21.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, eventually, crises and clashes stand out and add context to how "erupt" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 50 volcanoes erupt and a volcano erupt in hawaii. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "erupt" sits close to words such as ammonium, asher and attaches, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with erupt
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Richard wanted to erupt. (4 words)
The butterflies that erupt all over? (6 words)
But violence has continued to erupt on occasion. (8 words)
Her script — so often understated, only to erupt with words when called for — introduces the notion of “In-Yun” to Western viewers, defining it as the universe’s way of reuniting souls who shared a connection in previous lives. (39 words)
Although he’s trying to remain strong for his family, Abu Diab worries about the future, and warned that Palestinians in East Jerusalem will eventually erupt in anger if Israeli authorities continue to step up home demolitions. (37 words)
Biden stressed his support for Israel — but he didn’t mention Palestinian rights or suffering under Israeli occupation, avoiding some of the caveats U.S. presidents often include when such crises erupt. (32 words)
The butterflies that erupt all over? (6 words)
Example sentences (20)
Usually, only mafic flows will erupt as pāhoehoe, since they often erupt at higher temperatures or have the proper chemical make-up to allow them to flow with greater fluidity.
As usual, 's main focus is action, and this cour wastes very little time to erupt into full-blown chaos.
Back to matching cars with people and trying not to erupt at the cell phone miscreants surrounding me.
Biden stressed his support for Israel — but he didn’t mention Palestinian rights or suffering under Israeli occupation, avoiding some of the caveats U.S. presidents often include when such crises erupt.
But as fatigue set in, Brink was left with a wide-open attempt, which she deposited in style, leading Maples to erupt as Stanford restored its 10-point lead.
But violence has continued to erupt on occasion.
Clashes erupt in UP’s Bhadohi after cops try to remove ‘illegal’.
CNN further reported that officials in Washington were preparing for demonstrations surrounding any indictment of Trump that could erupt into violence.
Don’t keep it to yourself and then become a volcano ready to erupt later.
During an average year, at least 50 volcanoes erupt.
Her script — so often understated, only to erupt with words when called for — introduces the notion of “In-Yun” to Western viewers, defining it as the universe’s way of reuniting souls who shared a connection in previous lives.
Mauna Loa will eventually erupt again and when it does, HVO’s gas team will be in the driver’s seat, ready to do whatever it takes to measure emission rates.
Only a few people in one of the bars were injured, but the attacks sparked fears that sectarian terror would erupt in Scotland.
Protests erupt in Libya over contact with Israel, residence of disputed Libyan.
Richard wanted to erupt.
She visited Chili to see her nephew who was the U.S. Ambassador, taught in both Alaska and London, watched a volcano erupt in Hawaii and cruised Australia and New Zealand.
The 63-year-old presenter said a mistake meant there was a "slim chance" some of the Hawkstone Cider bottles may erupt.
The butterflies that erupt all over?
When riots erupt in Harlem, Bumpy must keep his rivals at bay and protect his product as he waits for the largest shipment in New York history to arrive.
Although he’s trying to remain strong for his family, Abu Diab worries about the future, and warned that Palestinians in East Jerusalem will eventually erupt in anger if Israeli authorities continue to step up home demolitions.
Common combinations with erupt
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- to erupt 41×
- erupt in 28×
- could erupt 14×
- erupt as 8×
- would erupt 8×
- erupt into 7×
- will erupt 6×
- erupt at 5×
- may erupt 4×
- that erupt 4×