blowing up

Example Sentences

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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

If that happens in short order—the catalyst could be anything from a private credit fund blowing up to a worsening Iran situation—it would represent a roughly 13% drop in the S&P 500.

From Barron's • Mar. 3, 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

I’m interested in the way Lee takes people who might be actively blowing up their lives quite seriously.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 2026

A thousand things had to go right to get seventy seconds into the launch without something blowing up.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin