blown up

Example Sentences

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“As this has blown up, I’ve just been like, ‘OK, cool, people like that song.’

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

“You’ve blown up a lot of things that have to be redrilled. They’ve shut in wells, different things,” he said, referring to fallout from the Iran war.

From MarketWatch • May 20, 2026

In recent years, Pyongyang has blown up roads and railways linking it with the South, and purportedly built barriers near the border.

From Barron's • May 8, 2026

But you got to train people to be able to learn how to learn again and again when their disciplines get blown up.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

The TV, the big worn sectional couch, Mom’s plants, and the photograph of me and Nadia when I was just a baby, blown up larger than life and hanging in the dining area.

From "Invisible Inkling" by Emily Jenkins