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How to use the word DETONATED in a Sentence?

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Around 3:20 p.m., several aviation munitions detonated on the territory of the airfield' Saki' near the settlement of Novofedorivka.

The Russian defense ministry

Found on CNN
1 year ago

Those kids there at Abbey Gate, they don’t get a choice to resign,” Milley said, referring to the 13 American service members who died during the evacuation from Kabul in late August when an ISIS-K suicide bomber detonated an explosive vest. “They can't resign so I'm not going to resign. There's no way.” MOST READ House Appropriations Chair Rosa DeLauro fields questions about the politics of the federal debt in front of the House Rules Committee. Democrats back off debt fight to stop shutdown Top generals contradict Biden, say they urged him not to withdraw from Afghanistan Biden opposes changing Senate rules to raise debt limit ‘As adults, we failed’: New Jersey’s school bus driver shortage grows ‘dire’ Progressives dig in as Pelosi tries to save key vote

Mark Milley

added by MoWali
2 years ago

[My father] didn’t get a choice to resign,” Milley said. “Those kids there at Abbey Gate, they don’t get a choice to resign,” Milley said, referring to the 13 American service members who died during the evacuation from Kabul in late August when an ISIS-K suicide bomber detonated an explosive vest. “They can't resign so I'm not going to resign. There's no way.”

Staff Chairman Mark Milley

added by MoWali
2 years ago

Thankfully, I was alone when I got hurt, so it only affected me and, thankfully, it detonated a short distance in front of me... which largely saved my life and saved my limbs.

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Found on CNN
2 years ago

Apparently a suicide bomber detonated his explosive vest at the gate of our ministry, the target was our staff who were leaving to their homes.

Fraidoon Azhand

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

Apparently a suicide bomber detonated his explosive vest at the gate of our ministry. The target was our staff who were leaving to their homes.

Fraidoon Azhand

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

The verdict is wrong! conviction for complicity is legally untenable. The fact is: Ms. Zschaepe was demonstrably present at no crime scene and never fired a weapon or detonated a bomb.

Mathias Grasel

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

North Korea was in the process of doing everything that had been demanded of it. They even detonated their nuclear test site, trump has no interest in peace in our country. Why can't he just let us, the two Koreas, live in peace?

Eugene Lim

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

According to an analysis by our specialists, a homemade bomb containing up to 1 kilogram of TNT detonated during the flight, causing the plane to break up in mid air, which explains why parts of the fuselage were spread over such a large distance, we can unequivocally say it was a terrorist act.

Alexander Bortnikov

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

We found devices and equipment that could be used to make IEDs ... that could be set off anywhere and could be detonated remotely without knowing who set it off.

Ali Ihusaan

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

A 9N314M warhead detonated outside the aeroplane to the left side of the cockpit. This fits the kind of warhead installed in the Buk surface-to-air missile system.

Safety Board

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

A 9n314m warhead detonated outside the aeroplane to the left side of the cockpit. This fits the kind of warhead installed in the Buk surface-to-air missile system.

Safety Board

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

A suspected Boko Haram suicide bomber detonated IEDs (improvised explosive devices) at a mosque in Ajilari and some insurgents also threw IEDs at a viewing center, total casualty figure is now 54.

Victor Isuku

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

Security forces were at their checkpoint in Almar’s main market when the suicide bomber detonated his explosives.

Satar Barez

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

After exhausting his ?ammunition he detonated the explosives concealed under his kaftan, killing himself. But no one from the crowd was affected because they were some distance away, we had just started a class when we heard gunshots coming from the direction of the gates and we instantly realized we were under attack, which made us to rush out of the class.

Adamu Ahmad

Found on CNN
8 years ago

The older they are, the more dangerous they become, it's a dangerous job but there's a lot of variety and freedom to make decisions, whether a bomb can be defused or is too deteriorated and has to be detonated where it's found.

Detlef Jaab

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

A suicide bomber on foot detonated his explosives at the door of a bus carrying army soldiers.

Hashmat Stanekzai

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

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