explosions

Example Sentences

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Between explosions of action, it’s willfully slow, which I suppose life on a desert island might be.

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026

The series was consistently dumb but well-made, and this looks like a decent way to spend two hours if you like car chases, shootouts and explosions.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026

An unnamed professor who was teaching at Kunar University told the BBC he had heard terrifying explosions across the university campus.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026

“I could hear planes overhead, though the explosions were less intense.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026

When the Council’s man exited his black vehicle and walked the remaining path to the gate, strewn with debris from the explosions and subsequent fires and maybe even some looting, the campers moved in closer.

From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline