detonate

Example Sentences

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Alternatively, specialized ships or aircraft mimic the magnetic fields, pressure or noise created by a passing ship to detonate the mines before they can do any harm.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

I regularly did more research on what type of mascara to buy than I did any online probing about this man for whom I was about to detonate my life.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2025

Because of their small size, the rats are not heavy enough to detonate the mines.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2025

Once the battery runs out, they will not detonate.

From BBC • Nov. 20, 2024

My water powers would protect us both, and we’d detonate the charges from a quarter mile away.

From "The Last Olympian" by Rick Riordan