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.
• The ball explodes off his foot.
  — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2025
• If even five per cent of that were true, my head would explode.
  — Alex Baia, The New Yorker, 22 Nov. 2022
• The stage that exploded on the launch pad was new.
  — Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 May 2026
• Since then the use of such tools has exploded.
  — Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 11 Mar. 2026
• Drive through your heels and explode out of the bottom of the squat.
  — Gabrielle Kassel, Health, 14 June 2024
• These birds exploded at our shoe tops.
  — Jack O'Connor, Outdoor Life, 23 Oct. 2025
• In the time since, the craze has exploded.
  — Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 2 Oct. 2025
• Salaries and revenue are set to explode.
  — Chris Branch, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2026
• Her nose exploded in blood and pain.
  — Bob Ortega, CNN Money, 10 Mar. 2026
• Rockets explode and drones buzz as the voladores spin through the air.
  — Leila Miller, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2023
• Sewage doesn't explode out of a person's sink.
  — Noelle Lilley, CBS News, 22 Apr. 2026
• The room exploded in gasps and cheers.
  — Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 9 Jan. 2026
• Hold for a moment, then press off the floor to explode up to the top.
  — Brett Williams, Men's Health, 6 July 2023
• In two years, gangster rap would explode.
  — Keith Murphy, VIBE.com, 31 Oct. 2025
• The object gave off some flames and smoke, but didn’t explode.
  — Rebecca White, New York Daily News, 7 Mar. 2026
• Our hearts race, our muscles tense, and we’re primed to explode.
  — Marc Brackett, Time, 21 Sep. 2025
• Things rumble and explode — things that aren’t even breasts!
  — Sara Holdren, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2026
• Hey look, one exploded over there.
  — Matt Reigle Outkick, FOXNews.com, 30 May 2026
• And then, when the World Cup rolls around, the base explodes.
  — Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 4 June 2026
• His whole skull exploded into blood right in front of me.
  — Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 8 Jan. 2026
• Soda cans can warp and explode from pressure caused by the heat.
  — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 11 June 2026
• The sky stops being a place where things explode and becomes a screen.
  — Robert J. Szczerba, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
• In the past few years, the launch rate of satellites has exploded.
  — Jason Thomson, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 Apr. 2023
• And in just over an hour, anger exploded again in the city already on edge.
  — Jack Brook, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2026
• And in just over an hour, anger exploded again in the city already on edge.
  — Jack Brook, Twin Cities, 25 Jan. 2026