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

Before Freeman’s 407-foot blast, Pages had the only answers for Guardians starter Gavin Williams.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

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

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

They will watch as four astronauts blast into space in the hope of flying around the Moon and potentially travelling further from Earth than anyone has ever been before.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

Think of the blast of Mount Tambora, on an Indonesian island in 1815, the most powerful eruption in recorded human history.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin