grenades

Example Sentences

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The sheriff’s arson and explosives unit retrieved two abandoned grenades from the garage of a Santa Monica apartment complex on July 17.

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026

The detectives allegedly drove with the two grenades on busy streets, took them home, and left them overnight in their home or their vehicle before driving to the training facility the next day.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

“He is putting out on the internet, turtles with rocket-propelled grenades — I mean, have you seen this?”

From Salon • Dec. 2, 2025

On social media, he posts more provocatively than any other coach, hurling grenades at anyone and everyone, including his old bosses.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 25, 2025

When the waiter walked through the door and brought us coffee, placing the cups carefully on the table as if they were live grenades, Vidal didn’t even bother to look up.

From "Bodega Dreams" by Ernesto Quinonez