blowing

Example Sentences

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Colombia's defence minister said the sound came from ammunition on board blowing up in the flames.

From BBC

“Those aren’t bombs,” he said, “and certainly not guns. That’s demolition work. Germans. They’re probably blowing up bridges. It means they expect an attack but not that it’s here. It might not come for weeks.”

From Literature

“I think they are frightened of the wind. They want to run away like we are, but they cannot. Why is the wind blowing so hard? Why is it so angry?”

From Literature

The referee blowing the final whistle doesn't limit governing bodies from taking disciplinary decisions, though.

From BBC

A young band should be blowing people’s minds and dividing people in a weird way.

From Los Angeles Times