blow up
Example Sentences
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They concerned the launch abort system, which enables Nasa engineers to eject the astronauts and blow up the rocket if there is a malfunction.
From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026
And if so, doesn’t that just blow up Sauer’s theory that the whole point of this clause was to protect the citizenship of these exact people?
From Slate • Apr. 1, 2026
Citing sources in the Danish government, it reported that soldiers, medical supplies and blood were flown into Greenland in January to blow up key airport runways over fears that Trump would invade the arctic island.
From Salon • Mar. 27, 2026
Aviation security specialists warn that many blow up or fail en route to their targets, exposing aircraft underneath their trajectories to falling debris.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 28, 2026
“Think about how your kidneys are gonna blow up soon, if you don’t take a whizz pretty soon,” Ben said.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
