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
• Drive through your heels and explode out of the bottom of the squat.
  — Gabrielle Kassel, Health, 14 June 2024
• Rockets explode and drones buzz as the voladores spin through the air.
  — Leila Miller, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2023
• In the past few years, the launch rate of satellites has exploded.
  — Jason Thomson, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 Apr. 2023
• The first grainy film clip shows a black bear exploding out of the trail camera’s frame.
  — WIRED, 8 July 2023
• The massive spacecraft exploded in the air, and the test wrecked the launchpad.
  — Justine Calma, The Verge, 13 Aug. 2024
• This season exploded out of the gate with the Jackie feast in episode two.
  — Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 May 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
• On Survivor, even the most perfect plans can explode in one’s face.
  — Nick Caruso, TVLine, 10 Oct. 2024
• 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 second drone appeared to explode over the Senate dome.
  — Mary Ilyushina, Washington Post, 4 May 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
• When a star of this magnitude explodes, its brightness shoots through the roof.
  — Jackie Appel, Popular Mechanics, 18 May 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
• The roof is bare save for one reclining lawn chair, probably left by a neighbor after watching fireworks explode over the Hudson on the Fourth of July.
  — Abbey Stone, SELF, 31 Oct. 2024
• Its digital screen explodes with animations of parade-like confetti, and my first stretch of the morning is greeted with my own personal cheering section.
  — Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 18 Nov 2024