compound verb with ~出す (find, bring out, suddenly start)

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18 sentences

Compound verbs ending in ~出す, with two productive senses: (1) 'bring out / out from within' (取り出す 'take out', 追い出す 'chase out', 思い出す 'recall, bring to mind', 嗅ぎ出す 'sniff out', 見つけ出す 'find out'), and (2) 'suddenly start / burst into' (走り出す 'break into a run', 笑い出す 'burst out laughing', 泣き出す 'start crying'). Context disambiguates: action-completion verbs select the 'out' reading; momentary-onset verbs select the 'start' reading.

18 sentences

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When she heard the news, she burst into tears out of sheer joy.

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She wanted to escape from everyday life.

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She found pleasure in reading.

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She has a knack for sniffing out tax evasion.

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She closed her umbrella and broke into a run.

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She thought back on her first day of school.

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She drove out a big snake with a plastic toy bat.

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She burst into tears at the news.

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The instant she heard the news, she suddenly burst into tears.

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She forced me to come with her.

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She forcibly took me along with her.

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She thought back on her student days.

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She picked out the most expensive dress.

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She took something out of her handbag.

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She suddenly burst into tears on hearing the news.

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She suddenly burst into tears on hearing the news.

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She picked out shoes that go with the dress.

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She was shut out of the club.

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