explode
Example Sentences
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“No wonder Uncle Jonah didn’t have a tooth left in his head,” Pa said, and they exploded into laughter, though going without teeth didn’t seem too funny to me.
From Literature
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While cold-stunned iguanas fall from trees in Florida and videos circulate of frozen ‘exploding’ trees in the Northeast, Southern California is working up a sweat.
From Los Angeles Times
The Grand Prix winner of last year’s Cannes Critics Week, filmmaker Ratchapoom Boonbunchachoke’s snaky, surprising fable starts with a sneeze and explodes into a saga about bureaucracy, modernization and moral corruption.
From Los Angeles Times
He left the fairgrounds, the exuberant fireworks exploding behind him, Maya-Jade’s disgusted expression in front of him.
From Literature
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The trees and bushes on the island were exploding with flowers, and little birds flew past with blades of grass in their beaks for building their nests.
From Literature
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