detonate

Example Sentences

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The Ministry of Defence said a Royal Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal team safely detonated the device in a nearby field.

From BBC

Huff, an only child, died at 18 when a roadside bomb detonated next to her armored Humvee in Baghdad.

From Seattle Times

The ticking bullpen time bomb had finally detonated.

From Los Angeles Times

The Dali’s 21-member crew will remain below deck on the ship while the explosives are detonated.

From Seattle Times

According to a report from NPR, engineers will use “surgical precision” to cut the steel trusses trapping the container, which will then be “thrust away from the Dali” when explosives are detonated.

From Salon