explosive
Example Sentences
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Small, relatively difficult to intercept, and easy to produce at scale, Iran’s explosive attack drones may not do as much physical damage as its arsenal of thousands of missiles.
The SUV was searched and was not carrying explosives, officials said.
From BBC
Khamenei survived an assassination attempt in 1981, when explosives hidden in a tape recorder injured him and deprived him for life of the use of his right arm.
When giving evidence, Pereira insisted the device he left outside MI5 would not have been mistaken for an explosive, but added: "The news inside was dynamite."
From BBC
"So of course we were going to have more action and explosives. I think we are going to be safe in that aspect."
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
