How to Use explode in a Sentence

explode

verb

• One of the shells failed to explode.
• She looked like she was ready to explode with anger.
• The building exploded in flames.
• The birds suddenly exploded into flight.
• These occasional skirmishes may soon explode into all-out war.
• Hold for a moment, then press off the floor to explode up to the top.
  — Brett Williams, Men's Health, 6 July 2023
• Rockets explode and drones buzz as the voladores spin through the air.
  — Leila Miller, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2023
• The first grainy film clip shows a black bear exploding out of the trail camera’s frame.
  — WIRED, 8 July 2023
• The devices were not very complex and likely did not explode at all, the source said.
  — CBS News, 25 Sep. 2023
• Richardson exploded out of the blocks, rocketed around the turn and sped to the finish line in 21.61.
  — oregonlive, 9 July 2023
• As towns like Lahaina burn, propane tanks explode, pipes melt and oil spills.
  — Sam Metz and Claire Rush, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2023
• And sometimes, those bomblets don't explode right away.
  — CBS News, 9 July 2023
• Normally when people start a song there will be a catch in the voice that explodes out.
  — Erik Piepenburg, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2023
• The first photo in the post was snapped in the front of the iconic silos, with string lights and fireworks exploding in the background.
  — Lizzy Rosenberg, Peoplemag, 23 Oct. 2023
• Alvarez would later explode for a 67-yard TD of his own for the only score of the second half.
  — Kevin J. Farmer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Oct. 2023
• In the hospital entrance, all at once, the crowd exploded in fury and grief.
  — Kareem Fahim, Washington Post, 14 Sep. 2023
• African music has exploded globally over the years and will now be exposed on a large scale to the rest of the world.
  — Lyndsey Havens, Billboard, 14 Dec. 2023
• The fire damage a fence and caused a propane tank to explode, blowing out a window, police said.
  — David Hernandez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 July 2023
• But a tank shell exploded near me, and I was wounded by shrapnel in the limbs, head, neck and stomach.
  — Juliet Butler, Peoplemag, 21 Dec. 2023
• The number of boutique wineries exploded from two to about 30 in five years.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Oct. 2023
• The goal was to create the illusion that the hair was literally exploding out of the top of the head like a spout of water.
  — Myranda Mondry, Allure, 26 June 2023
• He was killed when an IED exploded right beneath his seat in a Humvee, when their convoy was about 500 yards from the base.
  — Petula Dvorak, Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2023
• Pieces of tile exploded at him, and he was thrown to the floor, ears ringing, a judge wrote in a September 2022 filing.
  — Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 12 Feb. 2024
• The company had hoped to fly the ship all the way to the surface of Indian Ocean, where it was expected to hit hard and explode.
  — Christian Davenport, Washington Post, 14 Mar. 2024
• The scene is full of guts and bone made out of felt, and red confetti exploding everywhere.
  — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 15 Nov. 2023
• Cedar and other species that may be dull on the outside but which explode with color when finished.
  — Lawrence Specker | [e-mail], al, 18 Sep. 2023
• Two hours later, shots exploded down the hall from her office.
  — Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 30 Sep. 2023
• The risk that this could explode into a regional conflict is high.
  — Yaakov Katz, WSJ, 20 Nov. 2023
• The game was filled with end-to-end action and was witnessed by a large crowed hanging on every point waiting to explode.
  — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Feb. 2024
• For the foreseeable future, more e-bikes will explode, and more people may die.
  — Caroline Mimbs Nyce, The Atlantic, 5 July 2023

Last Updated: 3 May 2024