blast

Example Sentences

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Helicopter video from ABC7 captured sparks and smoke shooting into the air as the blasts rattled the buildings.

From Los Angeles Times

The car behind us swerves and honks its horn in a long, angry blast as it whizzes by.

From Literature

As we cross through the last alleyways and approach the port, we hear the distant blasts of fireworks coming from Istanbul.

From Literature

The effects of the storm could linger for up to a week because of an ensuing cold blast.

From MarketWatch

It was also the biggest one-week percentage jump on record, driven by an arctic blast that brought dangerous cold, heavy snow and ice and disrupted travel in much of the central and eastern U.S..

From MarketWatch