blast
Example Sentences
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"We saw the roof collapsing… A blast of air came towards us and brought all this black dust… And the siren started."
From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026
China, after all, is scheduled to put men on the moon by 2030, though not before Artemis III and IV blast off.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026
Reznor’s wife and How To Destroy Angels bandmate, Mariqueen Maandig Reznor, also joined the trio for some choice vocal harmonies, and they looked they were having an absolute blast together.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026
As they prepared to fire their engines to blast off towards the Moon and out of Earth's orbit, there was a moment when the view of Earth grew rapidly in the window, Wiseman explained.
From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026
And if it was this bad to the east, how terrible must it be to the north, where the landslide and blast had been focused?
From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone
Vocabulary lists containing blast
The SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 1
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The ACT Reading Test: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 4
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