- plural of explosive.
explosives
Example Sentences
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The Cernavodă plant, which supplies about a fifth of Romania’s power demands, shut down in mid-August after the military’s attempts to divert more water toward the plant using explosives didn’t pay off.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
The Holston Army Ammunition Plant churns out explosives used in Patriot missiles, warheads and other heavy weaponry in the midst of the country's costly and prolonged war with Iran.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
But he said the amount of explosives it was carrying was "significant".
From Barron's ● Aug. 8, 2026
German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt said Wednesday at Leipzig Airport that while drone sightings near airports weren’t new, finding one armed with explosives was “a new threat scenario.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
Me, better than any wheelie-popper because I have explosives, which by definition are cooler than anything you can do on a bike, obviously.
From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz
