blow up
Example Sentences
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The compromised tank threatened to blow up, affecting adjacent tanks also containing the toxic chemical methyl methacrylate which could have caused a large-scale public safety emergency.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
MarketWatch: What actually separates traders who make money consistently from those who blow up their accounts?
From MarketWatch • May 26, 2026
Poorly drafted emergency-power laws, some dating back to the early days of the Republic, are unexploded ordnance that could blow up the constitutional order.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
"If and when this will blow up for him, I don't know," Lund said.
From BBC • May 18, 2026
Pine Knob was okay to blow up bottles, but it was impractical for a rocket range.
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
