blow up
Example Sentences
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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
If they wanted to go out hard and blow up, they were welcome to.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 1, 2026
Our hope is that, launching around “Scream 7,” it’s going to catch the zeitgeist and blow up.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 25, 2026
“Today we’re on a mission, and we shouldn’t let anything stop us from doing what’s right. Today, we need to work together. Otherwise, this whole thing could blow up on us.”
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
