blast

Example Sentences

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Less than a week after the explosions that killed the three peacekeepers, another blast took place at a UN facility near El Adeisse on Friday, injuring three more Indonesian blue helmets.

From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026

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

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

Mullineaux would later tell a Senate committee that “the lateral blast extended about three times farther than any such blast recorded by the geologic history of the volcano.”

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone