grenades
Example Sentences
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Mr. Hanks does not feel, like some others, that he has to sell us on the importance of the subject at hand, hurling superlatives like hand grenades.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
Yes, it was about arm strength, so baseball players were good throwing hand grenades.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 9, 2025
“He is putting out on the internet, turtles with rocket-propelled grenades — I mean, have you seen this?”
From Salon • Dec. 2, 2025
On social media, he posts more provocatively than any other coach, hurling grenades at anyone and everyone, including his old bosses.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 25, 2025
From my pocket I tear my weapon—a plastic bag of stale bread I thought to bring at the last minute—and hurl pieces at the dogs like hand grenades.
From "The Queen of Water" by Laura Resau
