blast

Example Sentences

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I was filled with the same hope I had as a pre-teen watching Apollo 11 blast off for the historic moon landing.

From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026

Artemis II is slated to blast off at about 6:24 p.m.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

Some of you–you know who you are—may not have been watching because you saw Duke blast out to a 19-point first half lead and figured the brick-flinging Huskies were cooked.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

BBC Eye analysis of the blast zone suggests that, as in Resalat, the damage extended well beyond the named target.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

At least my human didn’t blast any fire sticks.

From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz