OUTBURST in a Sentence

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45 example sentences for OUTBURST, such as:

1. The youth's reply was an outburst of crimson oaths.
2. Scarlett stared at her, alarmed by so unprecedented an outburst.
3. His drunken outbursts during the mayor's speech were inexcusable.
4. The President's arrival was the signal for an outburst of cheering.
5. After this outburst the prince did not speak any more about the matter.

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 Meanings and Examples of OUTBURST
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
outburst
 n.  an unrestrained expression of emotion; a sudden intense happening
Classic Sentence: (36 in 3 pages)
1  He held her fan in one hand and his untouched plate of barbecue in the other and stubbornly refused to meet the eyes of Honey, who seemed on the verge of an outburst of tears.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER VI
2  Melanie's soft voice, tinged with indignation, went on and on as she told of the recent outburst of temperament on the part of the Lady Harpists.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XLV
3  Scarlett stared at her, alarmed by so unprecedented an outburst.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER LV
4  For a moment she was on the verge of an outburst of childish wild tears.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER LXIII
5  The parrot fortunately offered no further interruption to the entertainment, the whole venom of his nature apparently having been cherished up and hurled against the twins in that one impetuous outburst.
The Awakening By Kate Chopin
Context  Highlight   In IX
6  Mr. Merriman's laugh at this sally was such a genuine outburst and so contagious that it started the dinner with an agreeable swing that never slackened.
The Awakening By Kate Chopin
Context  Highlight   In XXX
7  There were high squeals and low squeals, grunts, and wails of agony; there would come a momentary lull, and then a fresh outburst, louder than ever, surging up to a deafening climax.
The Jungle By Upton Sinclair
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 3
8  A new union was the result of this outburst, but the impromptu strike went to pieces in three days, owing to the rush of new labor.
The Jungle By Upton Sinclair
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 11
9  The youth's reply was an outburst of crimson oaths.
The Red Badge of Courage By Stephen Crane
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 24
10  She realised that my outburst of passion had been simply revenge, a fresh humiliation, and that to my earlier, almost causeless hatred was added now a PERSONAL HATRED, born of envy.
Notes from the Underground By Feodor Dostoevsky
Context  Highlight   In PART 2: X
11  In the first moment of Pierre's outburst Anna Pavlovna, despite her social experience, was horror-struck.
War and Peace 1 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1: CHAPTER V
12  Nesvitski and Zherkov were so surprised by this outburst that they gazed at Bolkonski silently with wide-open eyes.
War and Peace 1 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 2: CHAPTER III
13  Taking the colonel's outburst as a challenge to his courage, the general expanded his chest and rode, frowning, beside him to the front line, as if their differences would be settled there amongst the bullets.
War and Peace 1 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 2: CHAPTER XIX
14  After this outburst the prince did not speak any more about the matter.
War and Peace 2 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 6: CHAPTER XXVI
15  He not only showed no sign of constraint or self-reproach on account of his outburst that morning, but, on the contrary, tried to reassure Balashev.
War and Peace 3 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 9: CHAPTER VII
Example Sentence:
1  That outburst was a typical example of his lack of self - control.
2  He's always seemed very self-controlled, so I was amazed by his sudden outburst in the office.
3  There has been another angry outburst against the new local tax introduced today.
4  An outburst of relief as Stardust finally landed in the Utah desert after a four and a half billion kilometre journey that had taken the craft half way out to Jupiter and through the tail of a comet.
5  The President's arrival was the signal for an outburst of cheering.
6  Diana's house was crowded with happy people whose spontaneous outbursts of song were accompanied by lively music.
7  His drunken outbursts during the mayor's speech were inexcusable.
8  When angered, Ellen was given to spontaneous outbursts, while her partner Terry would do a slow burn.
9  Although you can still hear sporadic outbursts of laughter and singing outside, the big Halloween parade has passed; the party's over till next year.