blowing up

Example Sentences

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The Blue Origin rocket blowing up is not the only time an explosion has rocked Cape Canaveral.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

He’s used that same platform to lob explosive accusations at critics and allies alike, blowing up a professional and personal relationship with President Donald Trump by tying him to the Epstein files.

From Slate • Apr. 30, 2026

O'Neill has dragged them forward by the scruff of the neck, but it has all looked very tired, very stressful, very on the edge of blowing up.

From BBC • Feb. 28, 2026

Even-tempered and even-handed, he’s a good guide through the minefields of racial history — he keeps you from blowing up.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 3, 2026

Ewell’s fight in the north was stiffer, but down here the sound was softened; the wind was in the south, blowing toward the battle, blowing up between the lines.

From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara