How to Use blast in a Sentence

blast

1 of 2 noun

• She opened the door and felt a cold blast.
• He was hit by a blast of water from the hose.
• The driver gave a long blast on his horn.
• The bomb blast killed eight people.
• Then in the top of the third, Nevils’ blast gave the Crusaders a 3-2 lead.
  — Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 31 May 2023
• The blast shattered more than half of the windows in the city.
  — Freep.com, 4 June 2023
• Hersey tells the story of six survivors of the blast and the story of the whole bomb.
  — Kelsey Atherton, Vulture, 26 July 2023
• The blast should send pebbles and dust up into the arm.
  — Wes Davis, The Verge, 24 Sep. 2023
• The blast ripped through her right leg — shredding flesh and bone.
  — Raja Abdulrahim, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Aug. 2023
• In one case, a wallet was cut from the trousers of a dentist killed in the blast.
  — Scott Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor, 2 Oct. 2023
• The one-time U.K. chart champion, Guts lifts 4-3 on the chart blast.
  — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 3 Apr. 2024
• Playing with and against the best players in the country was a blast.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 June 2023
• Rudolph, who lost her eye in the blast, is the sister of Addie Mae Collins.
  — Shauna Stuart | [e-mail], al, 26 Aug. 2023
• So, it’s been a blast, getting to take on this whole new persona.
  — Michael Schneider, Variety, 21 Dec. 2023
• Nobody scoffed at his first tee shot, a 280-yard blast straight down the fairway.
  — Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2023
• It’s always been such a blast and an honor to get to play Sidney in the ‘Scream‘ movies.
  — Jordan Moreau, Variety, 12 Mar. 2024
• When the Ducks tied the game in the fourth inning thanks to a blast to center field by Sabin Ceballos.
  — Bill Oram, oregonlive, 11 June 2023
• Within, the bridges are shaped like angular shards, and the wheels are formed as if a blast wave has hit them.
  — Elizabeth Doerr, Robb Report, 10 Jan. 2024
• Marcie Ward, a witness, said her house shook as a result of the blast, which was felt blocks away.
  — Antonio Planas, NBC News, 3 Nov. 2023
• The gas odor was evident downtown for hours after the blast.
  — S.e. Jenkins, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2024
• Popko said most injuries were caused by windows blown out by the blast wave.
  — Landon Mion, Fox News, 13 Dec. 2023
• Thrill seekers will have a blast testing their agility and balance on the ropes course and zip line.
  — Gabi De La Rosa, Chron, 12 May 2023
• Both drivers hit their fair share of cones winding their way through the course but seem to have had a blast doing so.
  — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 11 Sep. 2023
• The apparent guard tower in front of the entrance to the building was slightly damaged in the blast.
  — Gul Tuysuz, CNN, 1 Oct. 2023
• The kindergarten was unoccupied at the time of the attack, and no bystanders were wounded in the blast.
  — Timothy H.j. Nerozzi Fox News, Fox News, 3 Nov. 2023
• The crater might have been too small for it or its blast zone to be imaged by current instruments.
  — Elizabeth Rayne, Ars Technica, 5 Nov. 2023
• Milwaukee scored all its runs in the third, and New York scored all of its runs in the third on Thurman Munson's three-run blast.
  — Jr Radcliffe, Journal Sentinel, 25 May 2023
• Bravo viewers are in for a blast from the past at the upcoming Married to Medicine reunion.
  — Dave Quinn, Peoplemag, 15 Feb. 2024
• MoDOT staff along with other workers are preparing for the blast of the north arch of the bridge on Thursday.
  — Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 14 Feb. 2024
• The blast was the third to target a leading Russian nationalist figure in the last year.
  — Anton Troianovski, New York Times, 6 May 2023

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blast

2 of 2 verb

• The explosion blasted a hole in the side of the ship.
• The rock has been blasted away.
• They blasted the enemy plane out of the sky.
• The judge blasted the lawyers for delaying the trial.
• The mayor was blasted by the local press.
• Workers were blasting rock where the new highway will go.
• He blasted his rival with a pistol.
• Human rights groups have blasted the government for its treatment of political prisoners.
• A gunship blasted enemy headquarters.
• The single has blasted out of the gates in the United Kingdom.
  — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 6 Nov. 2023
• Ever go to the movies or a rock concert and been blasted by the sound?
  — Cory Portnuff, Discover Magazine, 29 Sep. 2023
• These nozzles put out a sharp spray of water to clean leaves and blast away pests.
  — Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Sep. 2023
• In the weeks and months after that story broke, many Ukrainians blasted Reznikov for the waste.
  — Daniel Block, The Atlantic, 19 Dec. 2023
• And blasts out the foundation on a set of eternal music.
  — Michelle Krupa, CNN, 3 Oct. 2023
• And Ukraine is getting its big guns ready to resume blasting away.
  — David Axe, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
• As the planet was drawn into the star's core, the outer layers of the star blasted away, settling out as a cold dust.
  — Ariana Garcia, Chron, 7 May 2023
• Auburn shortstop Cole Foster blasted a 2-2 pitch over the right field wall into Vandy’s bullpen for a home run.
  — Nubyjas Wilborn | [e-mail], al, 25 May 2023
• If not, rub the pests off with your fingers or a soft toothbrush, or blast them off with a sharp spray of water from a hose or from your kitchen faucet.
  — Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 June 2023
• The tune blasts onto double-digit rankings, opening in first place on most of them.
  — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 12 Feb. 2024
• Skipping class in the bathroom, blasting Jay Critch music.
  — Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 13 Mar. 2024
• Jamming is akin to blasting heavy metal in the middle of a college lecture.
  — Aaron Krolik, New York Times, 19 Nov. 2023
• Hesitate for even a second, and the home screen starts blasting an ad for the latest show or movie from Amazon Prime.
  — Kate Lindsay, The Atlantic, 27 Feb. 2024
• Avalanche blasting here is an annual process needed to open the road safely.
  — Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY, 11 May 2023
• Diamond Hill controlled the ball most of the first half and got on the board in the 18th minute when Edgar Resendiz gathered a loose ball and blasted it past the keeper from 20 yards out.
  — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Apr. 2024
• Behind her, stock tickers and headlines blast across the concert’s massive screens.
  — Henry Chandonnet, Peoplemag, 28 July 2023
• Even when Ukraine manages to blast missiles from the sky, falling debris can bring death and destruction.
  — Marc Santora, New York Times, 1 June 2023
• Fired by the dozens or hundreds in rapid succession, bullets from AR-15s have blasted through classroom doors and walls.
  — Arelis R. Hernández, Washington Post, 15 Nov. 2023
• Instead of blasting your reels and calling them clean, ease back on the hose throttle and give them a light misting or let the water just dribble over them.
  — Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 7 Dec. 2023
• Lots of riding gear has passed through my door, joining me both in blasting down a highway on a sportbike and crawling off-road trails on a dirt bike.
  — Matt Jancer, WIRED, 17 July 2023
• Max vows to change back credits as writers and directors blast the streamer.
  — Elvia Limón, Los Angeles Times, 25 May 2023

Last Updated: 3 May 2024