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

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026

Witnesses have told the Reuters news agency of explosions and gunfire around the Kati military base, a major installation outside the capital.

From BBC • Apr. 25, 2026

The first Adams eruption occurred in June of 1813, followed immediately by a chain reaction of explosions over the ensuing six months.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis