blow up
Example Sentences
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Nasa's Moon mission team received a further setback last month when its other partner, Blue Origin, watched its New Glenn rocket blow up during a routine engine test.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
The dates of this escapade blow up the excuse Platner has used to wipe away his long history of obnoxious behavior: that all that bad stuff belonged to a prior period of “dark” feelings.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026
MarketWatch: What actually separates traders who make money consistently from those who blow up their accounts?
From MarketWatch • May 26, 2026
But my phone didn’t blow up that day because of a classic song.
From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026
She refuses to understand mass, she refuses to understand why atom bombs blow up.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
