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
USC coach Lincoln Riley said staff change was inevitable, but he managed changes that he hopes will not blow up the team’s progress on defense.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2026
Here's the solution: Hydrogen is dangerous because it can blow up.
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
