Examples of 'were bursting' in a sentence

Meaning of "were bursting"

were bursting: Past tense phrase indicating that something was filled to capacity, overwhelmed, or about to break open or explode

How to use "were bursting" in a sentence

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were bursting
Both of them were bursting with pride.
The three of them just passed the prospective fighter exam and were bursting with excitement.
Our souls were bursting with inexpressible joy.
The little red roses he had planted were bursting into bloom.
My lungs were bursting with the joyful song of being.
They had combed their hair back and their muscles were bursting out of their suits.
The ideas were bursting out of brain.
Wang Lin gradually became unable to keep up with the speed the bumps were bursting.
You said they were bursting in here any minute.
People became so wealthy, their pockets were bursting with snakes.
Coffins were bursting out of the ground.
So you see I ended up with truffles that were bursting out of the molds.
They were bursting with excitement to find the eggs.
I thought you said they were bursting in here any minute.
We were bursting with excitement.

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Engine noise Shells were bursting all around us.
They were bursting at the seams to give me that beautiful baby book.
This morning, the blossoms were bursting forth in abundance.
Now they were bursting with joy because finally they were back together.
Although the enemy's shells were bursting around him.
They were bursting with happiness.
Before you went there, you were bursting with creativity.
The kids were bursting to know what the next surprise was.
At that point we could not believe all of that, we were bursting with happiness.
The bunches were bursting with juice.
The traffic at that time was hellish and the streets, like the station, were bursting.
Our hearts were bursting all day long.
My co-participants who were sitting next to me were bursting out with laughter.
But we were bursting at the seams.
Actually, American supply depots were bursting at the seams.
Which were bursting at the seams - two patients toa bed.
Felt like an earthquake . Coffins were bursting out of the ground.
Flames were bursting from a number of buildings, and the whole site was considered unstable.
Soon, even the ceilings were bursting with heroic display.
They were bursting with happiness . They were all yelling.
Were the kids pleased? They were bursting with happiness.
We were bursting with excitement . We barely slept.
Seems like only yesterday you were bursting forth from your mother 's fertile womb.
After officially acknowledging Aerographite, scientists of various research areas were bursting with ideas.
April and May were bursting with flowers.
The Professor's temples were bursting.
I ran until my lungs were bursting and I thought I would drop dead.
You kidding me? Yeah, you were bursting with it.
The nation 's prisons were bursting at the seams, filled mostly by poor and minority inmates.
Q, ( Perceval ) You know these pipes that were bursting into flames?
Coffins were bursting out of the ground . - Groans.
Mm-hmm . Before you went there, you were bursting with creativity.
Yeah, you were bursting with it.
Q, ( J ) You know these pipes that were bursting into flames?
While the others were bursting into tears, I remembered Luisa 's.

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