How to Use ammonium nitrate in a Sentence

ammonium nitrate

noun

• The blast was in fact at the port of Beirut, caused by a stockpile of ammonium nitrate stored there for years.
  — The Salt Lake Tribune, 31 Aug. 2020
• Some 2,750 tons of ammonium nitrate that had been left lying around at the Beirut port caught fire, and a blast ripped through the city.
  — Kim Ghattas, The Atlantic, 1 Nov. 2020
• The part of the plant that held the ammonium nitrate, Muska explained, is beyond the city limits.
  — star-telegram, 28 Dec. 2013
• No one had taken action to secure 2,750 tons of ammonium nitrate stored in a hangar in the city’s port.
  — The New York Times, New York Times, 8 Dec. 2020
• The blast tore through the city with such force it was felt across the country — the result of tons of ammonium nitrate igniting after a fire broke out at the port.
  — Saphora Smith, NBC News, 4 Aug. 2021
• The 3,000 tons of ammonium nitrate that gave the Beirut blast an incredible force had been stored at the port in downtown Beirut for six years.
  — CNN, 6 Sep. 2020
• The company used ammonium nitrate to inflate the air bags in a crash.
  — CBS News, 5 May 2023
• Much of the country blamed the government for the blast, which was caused by the improper storage of 2,750 tons of ammonium nitrate.
  — Gisela Williams, Travel + Leisure, 8 May 2021
• But three years on and what caused the ammonium nitrate to ignite remains a mystery.
  — Eyad Kourdi, CNN, 4 Aug. 2023
• The blast was caused by nearly 3,000 tons of ammonium nitrate that had been improperly stored at the port for years.
  — Bloomberg.com, 4 Sep. 2020
• Back on the island, one of the men lit a gas burner under a pan and used his bare hand to stir a splash of kerosene into white beads of solid ammonium nitrate.
  — Aurora Almendral, New York Times, 15 June 2018
• The blast was caused by a fire that ignited a stash of 2,750 tons of ammonium nitrate left unattended for more than six years in a warehouse.
  — Washington Post, 4 Aug. 2021
• The investigation is focused on how the ammonium nitrate came to be stored at the port and why nothing was done about it.
  — Bassem Mroue, USA TODAY, 11 Aug. 2020
• The blast, which was caused by the ignition of a stockpile of ammonium nitrate in a port warehouse, caused billions of dollars worth of damage.
  — Adam Taylor, Washington Post, 3 Sep. 2020
• The cause of the fire that ignited nearly 3,000 tons of ammonium nitrate stored at Beirut's port remains unclear.
  — Sarah El Deeb, Star Tribune, 16 Aug. 2020
• Takata used volatile ammonium nitrate to create a small explosion to fill air bags in a crash.
  — Tom Krisher, Detroit Free Press, 23 Nov. 2020
• The blast has since been linked to a warehouse where 2,750 metric tons of ammonium nitrate was stored improperly for years.
  — Washington Post, 14 Aug. 2020
• The cause of the fire that ignited nearly 3,000 tons of ammonium nitrate at Beirut's port remains unclear.
  — CBS News, 15 Aug. 2020
• The cause of the fire that ignited nearly 3,000 tons of ammonium nitrate at Beirut’s port remains unclear.
  — Andrea Rosa, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Aug. 2020
• The explosion was caused by 2,750 tons of the volatile chemical ammonium nitrate that had been improperly stored in a warehouse at the port for six years.
  — Nr Editors, National Review, 20 Aug. 2020
• It is still not known what caused the fire responsible for igniting nearly 3,000 tons of ammonium nitrate that were stored for years in Beirut's port.
  — Fox News, 13 Aug. 2020
• It's believed that the explosion may be linked to 2,750 tons of highly explosive ammonium nitrate, which was being stored in a warehouse near the port, per The New York Times.
  — Amy MacKelden, Harper's BAZAAR, 7 Aug. 2020
• The explosion was fueled by thousands of tons of ammonium nitrate that had been improperly stored at the city’s port for more than six years.
  — The Salt Lake Tribune, 8 Aug. 2020
• In later years, Takata added a dessicant to absorb moisture and keep the ammonium nitrate dry.
  — Matt Ott, Detroit Free Press, 21 Sep. 2021
• Authorities believe there may have been some 2,700 tons of ammonium nitrate stored in the port, which was the epicenter of the explosion.
  — Washington Examiner, 5 Aug. 2020
• Takata used volatile ammonium nitrate to create a small explosion to inflate air bags in a crash.
  — Tom Krisher, Fortune, 4 Dec. 2023
• Takata used volatile ammonium nitrate to create a small explosion to inflate air bags in a crash.
  — CBS News, 22 Apr. 2021
• For six years authorities stored at the port 2,750 tonnes of ammonium nitrate, a chemical used in bombs, despite many warnings that this was not a good idea.
  — The Economist, 15 Aug. 2020
• Many people familiar with the Safer liken it to the dockside warehouse in Beirut, packed with ammonium nitrate, that exploded last year.
  — The New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2021
• Rights groups and local media revealed that most state officials knew of the presence of hundreds of tons of ammonium nitrate, a highly explosive material used in fertilizers that had been improperly stored there for years, in the port.
  — Fox News, 16 Jan. 2024

Last Updated: 2 Dec 2024