explode
Example Sentences
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"The attention he desperately wanted on 1 January is only achieved by the fact that someone believed that object could explode," she said.
From BBC
“The population really explodes in those kinds of situations.”
From Los Angeles Times
As Police Squad’s Frank Drebbin said, while standing in front of an exploding fireworks factory: “Nothing to see here, folks. Please disperse.”
From MarketWatch
In 1768 King George III filled Boston with armed troops, creating a powder keg; in two years the spark of a single rifle shot would explode the Boston Massacre.
Black smoke surfaced in patches around the theater as firecrackers exploded.
From Literature
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
