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How to use outpouring in a sentence

14 example sentences · noun

Outpouring means the sudden outward flowing of a large amount of something. Example: “There was a tremendous outpouring of support.”

Examples of outpouring by meaning

nounThe sudden outward flowing of a large amount of something.

  • The protests rank among the largest outpourings of dissent since the nation’s military dictatorship ended in 1985.2013 June 18, Simon Romero, “Protests Widen as Brazilians Chide Leaders”, in New York Times, retrieved 21 Jun 2013
  • Great Britain has collected its first gold medal of the London Games after Heather Stanning and Helen Glover won the coxless pairs with a stunning performance that will spark a mass outpouring of celebration and relief across the country.2012 August 1, Owen Gibson, London 2012: rowers Glover and Stanning win Team GB's first gold medal, Guardian Unlimited

More sentences with outpouring

  • There was a tremendous outpouring of support.From the entry tremendous
  • The latest addition to these daily outpourings are suggested tweets to circulate.2013 October 31, Rowena Mason, quoting David Steel, “Lord Steel criticises culture of spin and tweeting in modern politics”, in The…. From the entry tweeter
  • The outpouring of devotion from his fans comes in other ways, too.2010, Sarah Parvis, Justin Bieber, page 65. From the entry Biebermania
  • Since that time, both Catholicism and the Protestant denominations have seen an enormous outpouring of caritative agencies.2004, Phyllis G. Jestice, Holy People of the World: A Cross-Cultural Encyclopedia, ABC-CLIO, →ISBN, page 183. From the entry underprivileged
  • The tune starts in largo and voices the first stage, the outpouring of the soul.1929, Abraham Zevi Idelsohn, Jewish Music: Its Historical Development, page 419. From the entry con moto
  • Separate research suggests a switch from the flaring of methane to venting may be behind some of these vast outpourings.2023 May 9, Damian Carrington, “‘Mind-boggling’ methane emissions from Turkmenistan revealed”, in The Guardian, →ISSN. From the entry flaring
  • Czech movies may soon be as much a staple on the art-house circuit as the effervescent outpourings of France's New Wave.1967 June 23, “Czech New Wave”, in Time. From the entry art-house
  • In man there is the added ability to weep, or lacrimate, which is an excessive outpouring of the lacrimal gland.1962, William K[irk] McEwen, “Anatomical Aspects of Tear Secretion”, in Hugh Davson, editor, The Eye, volume 3 (Muscular Mechanisms), New…. From the entry lacrimate
  • Gaiety and an overflowing, outpouring love, warmth and clarity, a lighthanded ease, replaced the tormented tension of the will which had marked the outgrown stage.2003, Ida Friederike Görres, The Hidden Face: A Study of St. Thérèse of Lisieux, →ISBN, page 112. From the entry light-handed
  • Yet there is enough “right” in all of us to warrant a full and unhindered outpouring of love from the Self within you.1988 February, Richard Reed, Janet Reed, “37 Million Eligible Singles Are Waiting to Be Loved by You”, in How to Create Love in Your Life…. From the entry soul mate
  • And yet, certain unarguables remain: one's first response to an event is rarely one's most mature or reasonable, and yet this is the response that governs any spontaneous outpouring.2009 April 1, Zoe Williams, “Facebook vigilantes”, in The Guardian. From the entry unarguables
  • If Captain Archie Blaine regarded these outpourings as so much adolescent saccharine he never revealed it by a single word, a smile or the flicker of an eye.1960, H[erbert] E[rnest] Bates, An Aspidistra in Babylon: Four Novellas, London: Michael Joseph, →OCLC, page 31. From the entry saccharine

Meaning of outpouring

  1. noun The sudden outward flowing of a large amount of something.

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Questions about outpouring in a sentence

How do you use outpouring in a sentence?
Outpouring is used as a noun. For example: “There was a tremendous outpouring of support.”
What is a short sentence with outpouring?
“There was a tremendous outpouring of support.”
What does outpouring mean?
Outpouring means the sudden outward flowing of a large amount of something.

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