napalm

Example Sentences

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Photographs of a suspected Viet Cong collaborator being executed and a girl screaming in pain from napalm burns helped turn the American public against the Vietnam War.

From Washington Post

We have tried to outlaw some of the most brutal and inhumane weapons — poison gas, biological agents, napalm and even nuclear weapons — but we’ve never succeeded.

From Seattle Times

Rumors circulated about the his brother, the authorities and another "napalm" test.

From Salon

In framing our public schools as extremist organizations that undermine the prerogatives of families, conservatives are bringing napalm to the fight.

From Washington Post

From its very first punchlines, Chappelle’s sixth and perhaps final special for the company establishes itself as napalm.

From Washington Post