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

Experts identified it as likely being a US missile, based on its appearance, the size of the blast and the distance from potential US launch sites in the Middle East.

From BBC • 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

We knew that the crew would need a spacecraft able to blast off from Earth,

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson