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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As authorities were returning from the raid, the driver of the vehicle carrying two of the agents drove off the road and plunged hundreds of feet down the mountain and then burst into flames, according to the Chihuahua attorney general. —
Steve Fisher, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026 Ring camera footage captured the startling moment an electric wheelchair burst into flames in a Florida driveway. —Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 22 Apr. 2026 The vehicle collided with a guardrail, then several trees, before the vehicle burst into flames. —Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 22 Apr. 2026 Some of my friends seem to spontaneously burst into bouts of spring cleaning, decluttering and hauling off their junk. —Marla Jo Fisher, Oc Register, 22 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for burst into
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Steve Fisher, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026 Ring camera footage captured the startling moment an electric wheelchair burst into flames in a Florida driveway. —Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 22 Apr. 2026 The vehicle collided with a guardrail, then several trees, before the vehicle burst into flames. —Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 22 Apr. 2026 Some of my friends seem to spontaneously burst into bouts of spring cleaning, decluttering and hauling off their junk. —Marla Jo Fisher, Oc Register, 22 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for burst into
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“Burst into.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/dictionary/burst%20into. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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