powder keg

Example Sentences

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For Crudup, Timothy isn’t a bitter powder keg but a man looking for a little closure, someone who has made peace with the past until the moment he doesn’t get the apology he’s expecting.

From Los Angeles Times

"It's a powder keg now and we need to get something done and we need the Home Office to listen," he added.

From BBC

The press and the then-burgeoning powder keg of social media ran with it.

From Salon

And for a potentially powder keg Cannes there’s also the firebomb of “Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga.”

From Seattle Times

“Everyone knew that Mark Fuhrman was a potential powder keg,” Douglas said.

From Los Angeles Times