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Example sentences for "spurt"

Lexicographically close words:
spurre; spurred; spurres; spurring; spurs; spurted; spurting; spurts; sputa; spute
  1. I saw the blood spurt out over his face, and down he went.

  2. A favorite was the Garibaldi song, which invariably ended in a cheer and a tiger, and threw the singers into such a spurt of excitement that the oars forgot to keep time, and there was more splash than speed.

  3. But there was no report--no spurt of smoke--no form of a man stumbling blindly towards death.

  4. He raised his leg, scratched the match, there was a blue spurt of flame, and Buck calmly lighted his cigarette and started towards the door, sauntering.

  5. Wait till she fills, and then put on a spurt for the shore!

  6. We don't wish to offend, But are these first thoughts with the dashing young women Who don't dash too much in a spurt off Bourne End?

  7. The most gratifying result has been a strong spurt in production, particularly in agriculture in the early 1980s.

  8. And those blooming fools chucked you like a cast horse----" he broke out in a spurt of vexation.

  9. A spurt of rain whipped his open casement; threatening him in playful mood.

  10. Feeling the first quick spurt of hope when she saw that there was but one man to deal with, she was aquiver to seize the first opportunity for flight.

  11. Once more came the spurt of flame from the shelter of the cabin wall.

  12. A spurt of flame from the east corner of the cabin drew his eyes away from his search and he pumped three quick shots in answer.

  13. Yet to the hair-trigger nerves of Andy the spurt and flare of the match was like the explosion of a gun.

  14. He saw two of the pursuers spurt ahead, take their posts, raise their rifles for a fire which would at least disturb his.

  15. There was a spurt of life from the engine as it back-fired, and Stewart sprang away holding her wrist with the other hand.

  16. Except for the sudden twitter of a voice, the spurt of a stone flung up against the metal of the car, they melted silently out of sight and hearing.

  17. He saw another white spurt of dust; the bullet crashed in tinware, and following the crash came a shriek from Keok in the attic.

  18. A sudden spurt of white dust shot out into the dim candle-glow, and then another, so near Nawadlook that his blood went cold.

  19. Then a strip of the mud wall crumbled into dust, which made a haze about the garden, and a spurt of flung-up soil struck him in the face.

  20. Then there was another rifle shot, and a little spurt of dust leapt up from the road.

  21. Only to crease the skin, and draw forth a spurt of blood.

  22. The horses were urged into a final spurt of speed, and soon after arrived at the base of the rocky escarpment, which would have barred them further advance in that direction, had the intention been to take them on.

  23. The little spurt had carried him in under the shadow of the rocks; and as he faced round to recross the moonlit causeway, he saw coming along it that which, by some mysterious instinct, prompted him to keep his place.

  24. The gun in Tex's hand leaped up, but not quickly enough, and a spurt of smoke enveloped his face as he fell.

  25. There was a sudden spurt of flame and smoke and the club flew several yards, struck by three bullets.

  26. A; b2] spurt out through a tiny, narrow opening.

  27. A host of sparrows burst into song and activity, all together, as though at the stroke of a conductor's baton; and at this it seemed as if the flood of perfume had taken a spurt and the sunlight had begun to smile and speak.

  28. The point is," Novikoff resumed, with a sudden spurt in his voice, "that in your class work you sometimes suffer yourself to say things that cannot but be regarded as dangerous.

  29. By a spurt of fire from the forge You can see the Sergeant, with swollen gorge, Puffing, and gurgling, and choking; The bellows keep on croaking.

  30. Quickly enough the animals settle down to a slow pace, only to spurt if game is scented or on approaching a building.

  31. These southern dogs are faster, in a spurt of half a day or so, than the big wolf dog, but they lack size and strength, and therefore the staying powers that will carry them forward tirelessly day after day.

  32. There was a sudden spurt of dust from the ground just behind him, like a tiny geyser.

  33. There was another spurt of dust to one side of them.

  34. Ermine sees and with a spurt of speed is almost abreast when the rat at bay turns with a snap at his pursuer.

  35. Lowering his eyes, Koot let out a spurt of speed, and the next thing he knew he had tripped his snow-shoe and tumbled.

  36. There would be a few minutes' silence but for the distant rumble of guns, then suddenly a spurt of firing as if the guns were reluctant to forget their former anger.

  37. A spurt of yellow stone-dust leaped from the cliff a foot or so above the deer's back.

  38. I was grasping the rudder ropes and we were all grinning a sort of idiotic satisfaction at the amazing spurt of speed, when---- Something was about to happen!

  39. There would be a sudden spurt of light, and a report--and what of Lepage then?

  40. Next the challenge--then the spurt of light and the report!

  41. The spurt of flame, the sharp crack of the shot, the clatter of the Colt striking the edge of the precipice, all seemed to the girl to come simultaneously.

  42. Others were crowding after them when there came a sudden spurt of flame, the sharp sound of a pistol-shot, and a bullet buried itself in the casing of the rear door.


  43. The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "spurt" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
    Other words:
    ado; agitation; belch; bit; blowout; bother; breath; bundle; burst; bustle; canter; cascade; chase; climb; climbing; commotion; crowd; dart; dash; debouch; decant; discharge; disgorge; drain; ejaculate; ejaculation; elevation; emission; empty; erupt; eruption; exhaust; expel; expulsion; ferment; fit; flap; flow; flurry; flush; fluster; flutter; font; fountain; fuss; gallop; geyser; gush; hasten; hubbub; hullabaloo; hurry; hustle; increase; instant; jet; jump; leap; levitation; little; lope; maelstrom; moment; mount; mounting; outbreak; outburst; outflow; outpouring; play; plunge; post; pother; pour; race; rapids; restlessness; rise; rising; rocket; run; rush; scamper; scramble; scud; scurry; scuttle; shoot; sluice; soaring; span; spasm; spate; spew; spit; spout; spray; spring; sprint; spurt; squirt; stew; stir; stream; surface; surge; sweat; swirl; takeoff; tear; torrent; trot; tumult; upgrade; uphill; uplift; uprise; uprising; upstart; upsurge; vault; volcano; vomit; vortex; well; whirl