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How to use blurt in a sentence

17 example sentences · verb, noun

Blurt means to utter suddenly and unadvisedly; to speak quickly or without thought; to divulge inconsiderately — commonly with out. Example: “Please think about your reply and don't just blurt out the first thing that comes to mind.”

Examples of blurt by meaning

verbTo utter suddenly and unadvisedly; to speak quickly or without thought; to divulge inconsiderately — commonly with out.

  • Please think about your reply and don't just blurt out the first thing that comes to mind.
  • "Who are you?!" he blurted into the woman's palm, and she shook it off in obvious disgust, wiping spittle onto his D-class uniform.2023 September 30, HarryBlank, “Meeting in the Middle”, in SCP Foundation, archived from the original on 25 May 2024

verbTo spurt.

  • the sound of rusty water blurting from the faucet in the kitchen2000, Kim Addonizio, “Like That”, in Tell Me
  • Blurted tea onto the monitor at FAL being "satisfying" and Brine's reaction . . .2016 December 11, steveski, “Poss. soiler for Sun. 11.12.16”, in uk.media.radio.archers (Usenet)

More sentences with blurt

  • When in court, it is inadvisable to blurt out the first thing you think of. Instead, take time to construct coherent sentences.From the entry blurt out
  • Devine who wrote the Devine candlestick formula?” I blurted, not thinking it could be true.2014, Sarah Graves, Wreck the Halls. From the entry candlestick
  • Then he blurted out: "Blime, choom, y' must 've 'ad a fair ——— of a 'ome-life!"'2013, Mark Johnston, “Introduction”, in Anzacs in the Middle East: Australian Soldiers, Their Allies and the Local People in World War II…. From the entry blimey
  • Ryker stepped forward and blurted out the cliff notes of the current crisis.2012, Gary Wayne Clark, The Devolution Chronicles: Rise of the Chimera, Lulu.com, →ISBN, page 105. From the entry cliff notes
  • “This spiritling, as you call him, is Father's great work!” I blurted.2012, L. Jagi Lamplighter, Prospero in Hell: Prospero's Daughter. From the entry spiritling
  • “Sometimes you can be such a stinker!” He blurted a guffaw.2012, William W. Johnstone, J. A. Johnstone, Judgment Day. From the entry stinkerdom
  • But then Deena blurted out something that stopped me in midswallow.2008 April 20, Laura Silver, “The Fire, and the Mystery”, in New York Times. From the entry midswallow
  • Finally, Tristan blurted, “Does this mean you’ll be an earless Sophy?1996, Lois Stewart, A Marriage of Convenience, Kensington Books, →ISBN, page 86. From the entry earless
  • "Well, honest to God, it does me proud to meet you," he blurted out.1913, Jack London, chapter 7, in The Valley of the Moon. From the entry do someone proud
  • Ah blurt oot ma muck n pull oot.1994 [1993], Irvine Welsh, “Bang to Rites”, in Trainspotting, London: Minerva, →ISBN, page 219. From the entry muck
  • "You mean in two weeks you're going to kill yourself?" Hayes blurted. ¶ "Yes, Hayes-san." He threw up his arms.1959, Norman Mailer, Advertisements for Myself, New York, N.Y.: G. P. Putnam's Sons, page 118. From the entry throw the bull
  • For some reason, in talking about people of color and our skin, I blurted out how we are very “melanated,” pertaining to the amounts of melanin in our skin.2016 August, Stephanie Monique Smith, “Stephanie Smile”, in First-Gen Voices, volume 6, number 1. From the entry melanated
  • The job offer was withdrawn and 'Cisco Fatty' became a legendary mistweet and a cautionary tale for all those who blurt out such thoughts without setting their account to private.2012, Tim Collins, The Little Book of Twitter: Get Tweetwise!. From the entry mistweet

Meaning of blurt

  1. verb To utter suddenly and unadvisedly; to speak quickly or without thought; to divulge inconsiderately — commonly with out.
  2. verb To spurt.
  3. noun An abrupt outburst.

Full definition of blurt

Questions about blurt in a sentence

How do you use blurt in a sentence?
Blurt is used as a verb and noun. For example: “Please think about your reply and don't just blurt out the first thing that comes to mind.”
What is a short sentence with blurt?
“Ah blurt oot ma muck n pull oot.”
What does blurt mean?
Blurt means to utter suddenly and unadvisedly; to speak quickly or without thought; to divulge inconsiderately — commonly with out.

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: blurt (page history and authors) and the entries each sentence comes from. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws chose the sentences, left out offensive ones and quotations older than 1900, and marked the word in each. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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