blasting
Example Sentences
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The Dunlap broadside was a broadside in a figurative sense as well as a literal one, blasting its message like cannons fired from the side of a warship.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
Players tried to hype themselves up in the locker room by blasting music.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 9, 2026
“Oil’s blasting off like a Tomahawk rocket,” said Manish Raj, managing director of Velandera Energy Partners.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 5, 2026
Way-marked pistes are generally protected by pre-emptive avalanche blasting, and their snow is flattened and compacted to further reduce the risk.
From BBC • Feb. 19, 2026
Trumpets and trombones shot out from the doorframe, blasting out bursts of triumphant music.
From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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