grenade

Example Sentences

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The claim argues that Lemus was relying on the expertise of his fellow deputies, and would not have expected them to bring a live grenade onto a training campus or use one for training purposes.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

After a grenade almost killed him in Normandy, he earned a Purple Heart and then sang in the jazz clubs of Paris.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026

Since Hasina's fall from power, Rahman has been acquitted of the most serious charge against him: a life sentence handed down in absentia for a 2004 grenade attack on a Hasina rally.

From Barron's • Dec. 24, 2025

During a emotional exchange between Washington and Wright’s characters, Washington unexpectedly started handling a hand grenade that had been placed in King’s office by the prop man.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 6, 2025

Of course everybody jumped up like she was an unpinned grenade and tried to quiet her, but it was too late.

From "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd