explosion

Example Sentences

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Five people have been killed in two separate explosions in Iran which local officials and state media say were caused by gas leaks.

From BBC

In Balochistan's provincial capital Quetta, an AFP journalist heard several explosions as heavy security was deployed across the city, with major roads deserted and businesses shut down.

From Barron's

But she had to protect her two young children, scared by the explosions.

From BBC

Social media’s explosion in the mid-aughts initially amplified these celebrities’ ubiquity until legions of their loyal TV viewers and pupils launched their own blogs and social media channels.

From Salon

It was a fireball, an explosion of blue-red, and the heat of it singed the tips of his hair and scorched his eyes, so that both he and Mal had to cover their faces.

From Literature