How to Use explosive in a Sentence

explosive

1 of 2 adjective

• He has an explosive temper.
• Then, a long, explosive sound, as loud as if a bomb had gone off.
  — Sara Gregory, AJC.com, 26 Feb. 2026
• Hill is one of the most explosive players in the game.
  — Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Oct. 2025
• Thomas was wide open, and Lawrence hit for an explosive pass play.
  — Ted Nguyen, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
• Each guy is going to have a chance to get the ball and make an explosive play.
  — Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
• That sets the stage for the film's explosive final act.
  — Lily Brown, PEOPLE, 26 June 2026
• And that’s going to be the most explosive part.
  — NBC news, 10 May 2026
• Thomas is known as an explosive, speedy pass rusher.
  — Joseph Hoyt, Dallas Morning News, 24 Feb. 2026
• Love is an explosive home run hitter who can impact the game on any down.
  — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 24 Apr. 2026
• Weiss’s tenure so far has been explosive.
  — Claire Zillman, Fortune, 12 June 2026
• Note how smooth and explosive Freeling is out of his stance on this pull.
  — Joseph Person, New York Times, 26 May 2026
• Instead, he's been an explosive-play king.
  — Derrik Klassen, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
• That’s only gonna make this team better and more explosive.
  — Matt Audilet, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Oct. 2025
• Zachariah Branch has been explosive out of the slot.
  — Seth Emerson, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
• Spend some time using med balls for shorter, more explosive sets to get the most out of them.
  — David Otey, Men's Health, 20 July 2023
• Very explosive power kind of thing.
  — Elise Devlin, New York Times, 10 Feb. 2026
• And the running game is going to be explosive.
  — Daniel Popper, New York Times, 21 May 2026
• Suzanne’s fury is as explosive as her sister’s is contained.
  — Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 19 May 2026
• Williams’ explosive completions have come in all shapes and sizes.
  — Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
• One of the best offenses in the league, explosive.
  — Jim Barnes january 4, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Jan. 2026
• The Chiefs had the fewest explosive runs (20 or more yards), with just three.
  — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 4 June 2026
• Overshown, with his speed and knack for explosive plays, projects more as a weak-side linebacker.
  — Joseph Hoyt, Dallas Morning News, 25 Feb. 2026
• The Broncos don’t need to be explosive.
  — Troy Renck, Denver Post, 12 Sep. 2025
• Season two will see the rival law firms take on an explosive defamation case.
  — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 7 May 2026
• Smith was explosive and opened the scoring with an 8-yard touchdown rush.
  — Shane Connuck, Charlotte Observer, 8 Nov. 2025
• Achane is one of the most explosive skill positions players in the league.
  — Daniel Popper, New York Times, 6 May 2026
• The forward is a bouncy, explosive player who lives and breathes above the rim.
  — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2026
• Its contents were more explosive than its title.
  — David Armitage, Washington Post, 26 June 2026
• After the explosive energy of the first two tracks, things calm way down.
  — Molly Mary O’Brien, Pitchfork, 15 May 2026
• No random swiping of hands for explosive residue.
  — Shane Harris, The Atlantic, 27 Apr. 2026

explosive

2 of 2 noun

• That’s a small explosive for us.
  — Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025
• The truck was cleared for explosives and secured, sources said.
  — Jesse Zanger, CBS News, 27 Feb. 2026
• These are simply pipes packed with a couple of pounds of explosive with a time fuze.
  — David Hambling, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
• Items used to make explosives were also found at both houses.
  — Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2023
• And the first answer that came to his mind involved explosives.
  — Oleh Sentsov, The New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2023
• But on her walk home, the 69-year-old stepped on an explosive that was left behind.
  — Kelsey Ables, Washington Post, 13 Dec. 2022
• They were likely destroyed with easy-to-buy explosives.
  — Thad Moore, AJC.com, 28 Apr. 2026
• The second time was a little better but still had some explosives.
  — Adam Grosbard, Oc Register, 28 Sep. 2025
• Here was a guy—and here, too, was a filmmaker—who knew how to handle an explosive.
  — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2025
• The explosives team swept Taranto’s van and said there were no threats to the public.
  — Colleen Long, Anchorage Daily News, 30 June 2023
• Prince is an explosive running back who has ideal short-area quickness.
  — Omar Kelly april 20, Miami Herald, 20 Apr. 2026
• Blowing doors off of hinges with explosives is a bit excessive.
  — Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 6 Feb. 2026
• His 10-yard split on the run was the best in the class, showing the explosive burst off the edge scouts love.
  — American Statesman Staff, Austin American Statesman, 3 Mar. 2026
• No details about the nature of the explosive have been released.
  — ABC News, 16 Mar. 2026
• No drugs, weapons, fireworks or explosives are allowed.
  — Sacbee.com, 29 Sep. 2025
• No details about the nature of the explosive was given.
  — Arkansas Online, 14 Mar. 2026
• There, miners drill holes, pack them with explosives, and blast open the rock to extract dense rare-earth oxide ore.
  — Andrew Zaleski, Popular Mechanics, 22 Aug. 2023
• He was charged via the complaint with one count of attempting to cause damage by means of fire or an explosive.
  — Todd Richmond, Anchorage Daily News, 28 Mar. 2023
• But in recent years, there has been growing worry about homemade guns and explosives.
  — Mari Yamaguchi, ajc, 17 Apr. 2023
• Plans were drawn up to mine the Eiffel Tower with explosives.
  — Melissa Locker, Travel + Leisure, 20 June 2023
• The affidavit said Geri then threatened to test an explosive in the street.
  — Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
• Most who were charged in connection with using explosives were also found guilty.
  — Sue Ambrose, Dallas Morning News, 13 Mar. 2026
• Each suspect is charged with one count of conspiracy to damage by means of fire or an explosive.
  — Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 5 Nov. 2025
• The explosives, some of which detonated and some did not, were believed to have been a mix of propane tanks and pipe bombs.
  — Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 2 May 2026
• Contrary to popular belief, explosives are not easy to set off.
  — David Szondy may 07, New Atlas, 7 May 2026
• Tech firms try to prevent their chatbots from discussing certain topics such as how to make explosives.
  — Kevin Schaul, Washington Post, 18 June 2026
• But terror can also be inflicted with a knife, an axe, and a homemade explosive.
  — Masha Gessen, The New Yorker, 22 Nov. 2022
• The man wearing the explosives took the microphone.
  — Anand Gopal, New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2026
• The initial versions were boats packed with explosives for suicide attacks.
  — David Hambling, Forbes.com, 14 May 2026
• Behind the scenes, the final seconds were treated like live explosives.
  — Denny Alfonso, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2026