burst into

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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The plane burst into a fireball within a split second. James Glanz, New York Times, 1 May 2026 Josh is a skeptic who gets itchy whenever actors burst into song; Melissa is a believer who longs for a romance so transcendent that it can be expressed only in an airy glissando, opted up an octave. Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 30 Apr. 2026 Unsurprisingly, the Flower Moon gets its name from the blooms that burst into life as winter releases its hold on the land. Tom Hawking, Popular Science, 30 Apr. 2026 In one of those incidents, the camera burst into flames because the BB struck its battery, causing a small explosion, authorities said. Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 29 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for burst into

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“Burst into.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/burst%20into. Accessed 3 May. 2026.

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