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Sentence Examples The rising waters can also displace poisonous snakes and make mosquito populations explode. It measures the rate at which small disturbances explode exponentially in time. This fortunate outcome most likely stems form the absence of fuel to explode and feed a post-crash fire. I have these little squibs that explode to make it look like bullets are hitting. The lightships would fire at regular intervals a star shell timed to explode at 6440 feet. After clearing the area, US forces set off a third car bomb that apparently failed to explode earlier. There are beautiful quiet passages and tracks that just build and build until they just explode cathartically. You had to quickly say sorry or it was likely to explode into some sort of stupidness as if you did it on purpose. You know that feeling, when you actively want someone to ask you what's wrong, just so you can explode in an outpouring of rapid-fire sentences. Have undergone aviation style tests to ensure they won't explode under high pressure. Direct hits of asteroids that size are believed to not always make it to earth but instead explode in the atmosphere. His command is built on a tightrope of mixed emotions, a powder keg ready to explode at the slightest suggestion of disrespect. As in all those movies, the demonstration is an overture to how that newly introduced power will explode narrative, characters, bodies. A power surge pulsed from the handle, causing the glow to explode around Zach. Born in Hyderabad and brought up in Chicago, this svelte lady is all set to explode on the silver screen. The landscape began to explode with life, strange mosses rising out of the parched earth. I give Katie a goodbye hug, and I think she is shocked that her mother does not explode in a paroxysm of rage at such forbidden behavior. My muscles, then at their peak, seemed to just explode with energy when called upon. However, powdered saffron does not require liquid immersion to explode into color. The mitochondria and other parts of the cell blow up like balloons and explode. Show More Sentences They are also dangerous to the user, as the weakened barrel can explode if used with live ammunition. The Squid was a formidable weapon in the war against the U-boat, capable of being preset to explode at a pre-determined depth. I'm fairly certain that the Motorola product doesn't pressurize the methanol and thus with no pressure, there's nothing to explode at all. By the same laws of probability, the chances that a random bus will spontaneously explode for no reason are slim to none. If we don't defuse these time bombs quickly, they will quite literally explode in our faces one morning as we open the newspapers. Surely yes, because sooner or later he's going to explode onto the scene, and when he does the opposition will be pulverised. Whose head would explode first and destine them to stare at a white wall for the rest of their life? It was not clear whether he planned to detonate the bomb at the checkpoint or had intended to explode it at another target. The tanker did not explode but its cab, the dump truck and another truck burst into flames that burned other drivers and terrified onlookers. The bottle must have been slightly warm causing it to explode like a pressure bomb. Cluster bombs also produce problematic after-effects because many of the bomblets do not explode on impact as intended. It means any situation can explode from a simple operation to a full-scale two hour fight. Valerie had quickly covered Devin's mouth before he could explode with his torrent of name calling. Laine was wondering if she would actually explode with anxiety when they strolled past two old woman, who gave them a strange look. If rates were to explode upward, mortgage payments for these folks could double or triple. When the population numbers explode and increase exceeding the number that can be employed, unemployment and poverty must be inevitable. The mosquito-borne illness is spreading and the cases could explode in the judgment of those health officials. However, gas-giant planets orbiting less than 0.4 AU from their parent stars explode this belief. Already their research has helped to explode long-held theories about the history of disease. And if I can help explode stereotypes and misinformed beliefs, so much the better. Show More Sentences Paul recognizes his own capacity for evil, his actual sin and the forgiveness he has received, and his words explode into a doxology. In time, the growing embryos will accumulate enough mass to ignite and explode out of their cores like baby birds busting out of their eggs. After we'd exchanged numbers and addresses, Marty looked as though he was about to explode. They're calm and rational at times, but they may explode into inappropriate anger or rage at some perceived rejection or criticism. Next second, teapots and sausages explode into the air, and the rat-a-tat of small-arms fire sends everyone diving for cover. A cacophony of booms and whistles and bangs plays around us, and we eat popcorn and watch the sky explode. As these stars used up their fuel, they would eventually contract and cool as white dwarfs or explode as supernovae. A place where limited editions, white labels, one-offs and addresses on the backs of hands congregate to explode the myth of monoculture. He interrogated him, seeming almost ready to explode in a fit of rage at any second. This engenders despair that can develop into anger and aggression and eventually explode into violence. It was believed that on three of the devices the detonators went off but the bomb failed to explode. We didn't speak the entire way home and I just know he was about to explode and ream me a new one. My heart was thumping so loudly in my ears I thought it was going to explode. Twist the key in the ignition and the engine doesn't so much explode into life as dutifully and modestly clear its throat. See the fireworks that explode when newsreaders and key grips get together in the same room. With the winning post now in sight, the Yorkshire One promotion race could explode into action tomorrow. When I opened the door, his face was a red as a beetroot and I thought he was going to explode. Due to the very long stroke and alloy conrods, the motor is redlined at 7,000 and will definitely explode if persistently over-revved. My initial reaction is that, my word, this is a sport that is geared up to explode. The police officers who followed dragged him from the wrecked car, fearing it might explode. Show More Sentences He does not defiantly explode, he chokes, takes a last glorious breath for his mighty yawp and fumbles the exhale. Those that do not explode lie on the ground like landmines, waiting for people to step on them. The identity of the American Unabomber was assisted by the analysis of saliva left on a letter bomb he sent that did not explode. The piercing ring seemed to get louder, like the ticking of a bomb about to explode. Then, a couple of years ago, free, automated publishing systems began appearing on the Web, which caused blogging to explode in popularity. A crescendo rises and threatens to explode, but vanishes, leaving all but a ripple of sound. Sometimes he seemed on edge, about ready to explode at her in anger, but there were also times that he could be cool and aloof. The Ijuin fuze allowed the shell to explode on impact rather than after it had penetrated the armor of enemy ships. This policy is based on the extremely short-sighted assumption that a terrorist needs to push buttons to make a bomb explode. The disadvantage is that when they explode, the material is atomised and then can be inhaled by anybody of any age in the locality afterwards. Business people found it were difficult to operate while householders were very worried that back boilers might explode. With pipes frozen, there was danger that the back boiler on his fire would explode. Looking as if she was about to explode, teardrops clung stubbornly to her eyelashes throughout, giving her a somewhat manic, glazed look. Apart from my heart was swelling so much I thought it may explode, all my mental pain was gone. Watch out for stray ballista bolts, javelins etc, and avoid all the experimental kilns as they tend to explode. For one thing, how can empty space explode without there being matter or energy? The blue touchpaper has been lit and things will explode in Question Time today. Rossiter watched him, as lithe and graceful as ever, his slim form like a coiled spring and ready to explode with energy at any moment. The contents break, shatter, explode, leak and escape, usually in the way most damning of the innocent drudge attempting to sort them. Some shells contain explosives designed to crackle in the sky, or whistles that explode outward with the stars. Show More Sentences All these rabbits lived in this space, because they could jump around the minefields without making the mines explode. The antipersonnel mines are activated by tripwires that will explode by the presence of a civilian or combatant. Bombs explode, music swells, gunfire erupts the sound mixers sure put a lot of work into this track! Stretching into the vertical space, their bodies explode into the air, legs tucked underneath them. Suddenly, there's a bright yellow flash, a sickening thud as the shock waves explode and shards of glass scream past your face. New questions go begging for new answers, become unappeasable in the face of old answers, and the system doesn't explode, it implodes. But his smoothie solicitor is having an affair with his blowsy, sexy wife Carol and the whole situation is ready to explode. If you explode into goddess-worship then you're accused of being sarcastic, if you play it cool then you're uncaring and undeserving. Continuously land, squat and explode upward as if your body is a giant spring coiling and uncoiling. Nicknamed bangers because of their tendency to explode if the skins are not pierced before frying, sausages have come a long way. He roared in pain, then blew a jet of flame at the offending helicopter, causing it to explode in a fiery ball. Increasingly, it seems that an international show also requires a rhetorical flourish or a promise to explode the conventional biennial formula. Indeed, such a follow-on claim would explode whatever sense there is in Jefferson's argument. The air crackled with tension and Alec thought he was going to explode if he did not get answers soon. Often, the kid would be calm and gentle for a while then without warning, he would explode into a series of cusses and threats. Kick aside a pile of fresh horse droppings, and a small cloud of flies is sure to explode around you. He turned, smashing his fist into one of the statues that were near at hand, causing it to explode violently. My head is starting to feel like it's going to explode and I'm sneezing like crazy. The grains of truth in their claim explode in their minds into hatred and obliterate all reason. He told her that her boiler was about to explode and she should collect up all her valuables and evacuate the building. Show More Sentences She sprinkled a teaspoonful of powdered non-dairy creamer into the coffee and watched the crystals explode into tiny pale swirls. We were both fit to explode but managed to share a peanut butter and chocolate cheesecake. As I opened the door to my house, a scene from Nightmare on elm Street started to explode. Instead they just build up and they eventually reach the point where we explode over something small like a spilt bit of coffee or someone cutting us up in our cars. The chocolates are not inexpensive, but are beautifully made, practically explode with wabi sabi, and are flavored with exotic essences of flowers, spices and rare teas. To us, it is the contemporary sound through which new and old truths explode in syncopated revelation. Every now and then they would fire a pair of missiles which would explode and send a plume of darker smoke above the white haze of gunsmoke already hanging above the camp. The storm spun off tornadoes as it churned northwest at 119 kph with winds that topped 193 kph, causing transformers to explode in the pre-dawn darkness. Since the beginning of the plant occupation, workers have threatened to use the 46 tons of carbonic sulfur stocked in the plant to explode the facility. It is still true that a black hole may in some way explode as a white hole, but we have no idea if it can, if it will, and if so, at what point this would happen. They are moving incredibly quickly through dried brush and chaparral that practically explode when they ignite, threatening the life of any firefighter nearby. Viewers watch aliens rave at a dance party, float off into space while fireworks explode, and witness a fiery kaleidoscope descending from overhead. They make odd squeaky noises and suddenly explode in girlful shouts, screams and hollers of exuberance shattering the perfect calm of a quiet summer night. In the distance, the friends saw a building blow up and explode. He is then requesting faulty party poppers that may explode at any moment. Silver Linings Playbook allowed her to explode, playing a woman unhinged, histrionic, and emotionally volatile. Some officials in China do recognize that Tibet is a time bomb waiting to explode. Though he strongly disagreed with it, Undran had been known to explode once in a while towards petty matters such as scratches on car doors or streaks on the windows. My head feels like its going to explode as I sit through the two important meetings I had yesterday, monosyllabically trying to make contributions. Watch the sky around the Burj Khalifa, the tallest building in the world, explode with splendor. Show More Sentences Like magma seeping up through geological faults, this emotion can explode in unexpected ways. It might explode or something as a joke and cover me with goop. He tried to light up his matches to put his shoes on fire and explode. I remember blipverts were commercials that made your head explode. Just a few weeks later, she broke out with shingles, an agonizing ailment where the nerves become infected and large blister-like eruptions explode all over the skin. In a dramatic twist on mistletoe reproduction, their seeds explode, literally. This creates heat and in some circumstances you can literally see the hairs popping out of the hair follicle as they explode from the energy they have absorbed. However, it was only natural such a situation explode eventually. The Edmonton Oilers have a young squad that should be able to explode out of the gate. In this context, is it really that surprising that parents get stroppier with teachers than previously they might have done, and that passions explode on both sides? Paige looked at her mother, fearful that she would explode in anger. Their sordid complots are destined to explode into an orgy of violence. The girl's face looked like she was about to explode with rage. Though his motion was languid, the ball seemed to explode off his fingertips, to gather speed as it crossed the diamond. Weed populations explode the year after a drought due to turf thinning. Angry Birds at its simplest was the same way, though you wanted to watch things collapse and explode. If lecturers cannot challenge students freely to engage in debate, no matter how disturbing, how are they supposed to explode myths and encourage radical thinking? Markov tells The Daily Beast he expects the situation in eastern Ukraine to explode in the coming two days. Add in fiery preaching by anti-gay zealots, often funded by American organizations, and you have a volatile brew ready to explode. He uses his strong legs to gain leverage and explode into defenders. Show More Sentences He retired and moved to Laredo, Texas, around the time the violence started to explode in 2004, under President Vicente Fox. Flowers explode with color, tree trunks pulse with thick veins of sap, stones appear almost like living cells in the drowsy heat of the mid-afternoon sun. According to experts' calculations, that star will explode within two billion years. By day, eight stainless steel towers double as giant columns of waterfall, but on the hour, after dark, they explode into gas fireballs amid gasps from astonished onlookers. He would rise sharply into a fifth sous-sus to explode into a buoyant jump, peppered with the gigue, czardas, or mazurka of his beloved character dance. You can't bottle them up inside, because they explode like a volcano. And the baddies, who light up, regenerate body parts, and occasionally overheat and explode, are pretty silly. Wine sales explode in the period between Thanksgiving and New Year's, and some categories, like dessert wines and sparklers, are more popular now than any other time. The more passionate scenes involve Bo and Vic, whose built-up frustrations and resentment towards each other explode in an angry fight at Patsy's bedside. The shell was designed to explode on contact and impale the whale with the harpoon. Filled with helium and propane, Algie, while floating above the audience, would explode with a loud noise during the In the Flesh Tour. It is common for magma to explode as the gas dissolved in it comes out of solution as the pressure decreases when it flows to the surface. You had left a booby-trap bomb at Curtis House ready to explode when police entered. Convex looking glasses in each pendentive both explode and compress the space. The system could be an important tool for understanding how binary stars might explode at the end of their lives. Suddenly the lights go up and Hysterica's dancers, dressed in Grey Ant, explode into a high-energy, ambisexual dance. Some German ammonal bombs have yet to explode,' I am told uponmy return to Ypres. They can explode on heating, force, drying, illumination, or sometimes spontaneously. Unlike a regular nova, which releases heavy elements but leaves a dwarf star behind, supernovae explode completely. Pressurizing a plane without these features could cause it to explode like an overinflated balloon. Show More Sentences But then, as the song reaches its climax, the Marines explode. As the name denotes, proximity fuse weapons are programmed to explode several feet above the ground to gain maximum damage. It failed to explode, but U.S. officials knew they were lucky. Let it explode, it is the only safe explosion left, now that man has invented the ingredients of eternal atomic winter. It is advisable, he says, to use corks instead of screwtop bottles because the mixture can get frisky and explode. The outer glass is a safety precaution, reducing UV emission and because halogen bulbs can occasionally explode during operation. The steady toll of attrition on both sides in the conflict in Syria may well be about to explode like the mother-of-all fragmentation bombs. The script is clunky and all that happens is the plot is explained umpteen times then things explode. Popcorn consists of kernels of certain varieties that explode when heated, forming fluffy pieces that are eaten as a snack. During repeated firing, guns could become clogged and explode, which could be dangerous to the gunner and those around him. By 1500, Europe was beginning to emerge from these demographic disasters, and populations began to explode. Badat, of Gloucester, had admitted plotting to explode a shoe bomb on a transatlantic flight in December 2001 at the same time as fellow shoebomber Richard Reid. Gneisenau was hit by a bomb which failed to explode and was moved from dry dock to the outer harbour, where it was photographed by a 1 PRU Spitfire on 5 April. The initial burst scatters the shells across the sky before they explode. She was given permission to stage the show by Nottingham's licensing committee after saying she wanted to explode the myths and stereotypes about lap dancers and strippers. Many cluster munitions rely on simple mechanical fuses that arm the submunition based on its rate of spin and explode on impact or after a time delay. Antares is a huge red supergiant star, which may explode as a supernova. Your toiletry bottles are much less likely to explode with air pressure differences if you squeeze the air out of them before packing them in your luggage. Add to all that static the huge amount of hairs pray which went into maintaining Farrah Fawcett-style bouffants and it was a wonder we didn't all explode. If a carcass remains unbutchered for more than two days the accumulated gases can cause it to explode and spray decomposed entrails over a wide area. Show More Sentences This led to his constructing devices from a working crystal radio, a cannon that used matchheads for powder and rockets that had the tendency to explode rather than lift off. Of the sixty bombs dropped, a quarter failed to explode, including the bombs that hit the cruiser Trento, the destroyer Libeccio, and two fleet auxiliaries. However, Immler says, there's a mystery because many stars take several billion years to become white dwarfs and then explode as type la supernovas. Pacemakers and watches will explode and cause the cremator to break down. They also say the troops are using new types of Grad rockets, including Chinese-made Grads that spread flechettes when they explode to kill as many as possible. Often, some of the bomblets do not detonate immediately, remaining on the ground where they can explode if disturbed by an innocent acts of civilians. Many bomblets often do not explode, becoming de facto landmines. This technique made the guns more accurate and less likely to explode. The show, the first without defamed designer John Galliano, saw the Twitterverse and reviews by fashion know-alls explode with negative commentary. Examples from Classical Literature Jack laughed again, a thing which in a non-member almost caused the pompous little man to explode with indignation. In point of fact, the charge is set with an interrupter detonator which will explode as soon at the power line is severed. These would explode, and I was twice hit by the bullets, which left a black-and-blue mark. His appearance in the fray was like that of a bombshell timed to explode in its midst. Most of these burnable foods explode in the body, a good deal as they burn outside. He knew from many a chukker of polo that it meant that he was strung to the breaking point, ready to explode into action. But it has been found that even when it is too poor to keep alight it will explode in the combustion chamber of a gas-engine. These forcible-feeble reactionaries are much more likely to explode a revolution that will disestablish us. As Stan closed in on the dive bomber it suddenly seemed to explode in his face. Hurriedly he tried a half dozen more cartridges but they refused to explode. After the shaft makes a certain number of revolutions it sets a firing pin, and then if it hits an object it will explode. Tom frothed at the mouth and seemed like a fizzing torpedo about to explode. One day the ash will get into the burners and then the geyser will explode. Were they to stop but for a single second, the nitroglycerin would explode. Technically, they did not explode but implode, but the hood with the revolver did not notice the difference. A few of Buller's lyddite shells were bursting near him, and one shell was seen to strike his magazine and explode it. The scientists were sure the TNT would explode, but were initially unsure of the plutonium. Suppose the unstabilized copper were treated with a very weak current, not strong enough to explode it? It was a lot easier just to let her explode and then fizzle out. To complicate the affair, in different parts of the crowd behind the foot-soldiers, two terrorists had bombs explode on their persons. Show More Sentences That if a spark hits a celluloid collar, the collar will explode. Bounderby, red and hot, planted himself in the centre of the path before the horse's head, to explode his bombshell with more effect. And not alone could he thus explode powder at a distance, but he could ignite conflagrations. The flame is so completely hollow that even it cannot explode the powder. A GRANDAD has rubbished claims his homemade rhubarb chutney made a friend's fridge explode. The gunner pulled the lanyard hard, but the tube did not explode. Then they have a recording instrument, according to which they alter the gradient of a new gun, with shells that explode under water. A third buried itself in the sternpost, but fortunately did not explode. At that very moment the Arabella seemed to explode as she swept by. At this time the Royal Navy's method of clearing a passage through a controlled minefield was by using ships' boats to lay and explode countermines through it. However, as every horror film fan knows, vampires disintegrate or explode when they're staked, so the man in question couldn't actually have been a bloodsucker. Dominant floral aromas of raspberry, wild strawberry and red currant explode on the nose and are already emanating as delicious flavors on the palate. Find more words! 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