How to Use eruption in a Sentence

eruption

noun
  • Trails downwind from the eruption have been closed for years.
    — Caleb Jones, ajc, 30 Sep. 2021
  • Feelings about this spring’s eruption of brand flicks have been mixed.
    — Zachary Siegel, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2023
  • And eruptions don’t have just one trigger.
    — Quanta Magazine, 8 May 2026
  • The city is then covered in ash within hours of an eruption.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 29 Aug. 2025
  • But the question of when the eruption will end has been haunting them.
    — The Christian Science Monitor, 2 Dec. 2021
  • Some of the eruptions have measured up to 30 feet.
    — Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 3 Mar. 2026
  • For those just seeking a glimpse of the eruption, the tensions can be hard to grasp.
    — Simon Romero, New York Times, 9 Dec. 2022
  • Those eruptions happened over tens of thousands of years.
    — Lee Billings, Scientific American, 21 Aug. 2025
  • The eruption lasted for more than 12 hours.
    — Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 8 Dec. 2025
  • The various cakes, buns, and sauces all get an eruption of praise from the judges.
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 3 Oct. 2025
  • But that doesn’t mean an eruption is imminent.
    — Quanta Magazine, 8 May 2026
  • The ring is known for volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, and tsunamis.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 1 Sep. 2023
  • This site seems to have also fueled the most recent large eruption in the caldera.
    — Ars Technica, 3 Jan. 2025
  • The eruption did more than cool the skies and scorch an entire network of valleys.
    — Quanta Magazine, 27 Mar. 2026
  • In the north, two women were swept away by waves attributed to the eruption.
    — New York Times, 3 Feb. 2022
  • Here’s what witnesses said about the eruption.
    — Marley Malenfant, Austin American Statesman, 18 Mar. 2026
  • An eruption of that scale would dwarf blasts like 1991's Pinatubo.
    — Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 8 Oct. 2023
  • Symptoms vary, but can include a flu-like illness and the eruption of a rash on the skin.
    — Ngofeen Mputubwele, The New Yorker, 23 July 2022
  • One of the biggest eruptions of thick smoke from the fires this year is beginning to drift south.
    — Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 18 July 2024
  • Fifty to 70 volcano eruptions are recorded around the world each year.
    — Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 29 May 2025
  • Thousands more are assumed to have died while fleeing the eruption.
    — Andrew Paul Aug 7, Popular Science, 7 Aug. 2025
  • These flows leave behind thick deposits that can hold heat for months or even years after an eruption.
    — Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 11 May 2026
  • Liam’s offensive eruption came in handy.
    — Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
  • Boom This five-minute short is about birds who try to protect their eggs from a volcanic eruption.
    — Beatrice Verhoeven, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Dec. 2023
  • The eruption was one of the most powerful volcanic events of the ancient world.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 15 June 2026
  • Park visitors can see the eruption in person.
    — CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Then a volcanic eruption plops a curious soft echidna’s egg in his path.
    — John Hopewell, Variety, 12 June 2026
  • Aside from volcanic eruptions, forest fires can also make the moon appear blue.
    — Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 29 Jan. 2026
  • The eight main islands were formed by eruptions, landslides and erosion over thousands of years.
    — Emily Price, Forbes.com, 24 Jan. 2026
  • The volcanic eruption is Iceland’s fifth in three years, and second in less than a month.
    — TIME, 15 Jan. 2024

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