How to use "explode" in sentences with meaning in English and Hindi

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Example sentences for "explode" in popular movie and book plots

  • immediately recalls that Flint rigged the planet to explode upon the treasure's discovery.  - Treasure Planet
  • claiming the Hindenburg Zeppelin will explode after flying over New York.  - The Hindenburg (film)
  • Just then, smoke grenades explode and Tequila attacks.  - Hard Boiled
  • The broken bowsprit impales the shark in the exact spot where the bomb is, causing it to explode on impact.  - Jaws: The Revenge
  • Unknown to Schneider, Kovacs had mined the shuttle to explode on gate re-entry, apparently eliminating the mission's traitor.  - Broken Angels (novel)
  • Forgetting to set the bomb, or setting it to explode at any time past the awakening of the dreaming god, results in Earth's destruction.  - Pathways into Darkness
  • With the sprite's encouragement, he uses the fully energized Mana Sword to slay the Beast, causing it to explode and transform into snow.  - Secret of Mana
  • A large nuclear power plant near Mount Fuji has begun to melt down; its six reactors explode one by one.  - Dreams (1990 film)
  • The jukebox starts and stops on its own, the lights flicker on and off, and most alarmingly, sugar bowls explode on the tables.  - Will the Real Martian Please Stand Up?
  • Although many early NASA rockets explode during launch, the ambitious astronauts all hope to be the first in space as part of Project Mercury.  - The Right Stuff (film)
  • An SFFD deputy chief summons O'Halloran with a plan to explode the million-gallon water tanks atop the building to extinguish the fire.  - The Towering Inferno
  • The empty bus then reduces to 50 mph, causing it to explode as it reaches an empty Boeing 707 cargo plane.  - Speed (1994 film)
  • The lawmen throw dynamite sticks at the warehouse where Burdette and his men are based, shooting the sticks to explode them.  - Rio Bravo (film)
  • Booby traps, set by Servalan in her underground complex on Terminal, explode and kill Cally.  - Blake's 7
  • Kirk distracts Soran long enough for Picard to lock the missile in place, causing it to explode on the launchpad and kill Soran.  - Star Trek Generations
  • The device cannot be dismantled or "untriggered", as it is programmed to explode if any such attempt is made.  - Dr. Strangelove

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