explosions

Example Sentences

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DFKs’ explosions or meltdowns occur during emotional turbulence.

From Slate • May 10, 2026

Meanwhile, local media reported explosions were heard in Tehran.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

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

Orion was designed to utilize explosions of hydrogen bombs, nuclear weapons, against an inertial plate, each explosion providing a kind of “putt-putt,” a vast nuclear motorboat in space.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan