Example Sentences

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Rinderknecht is charged with starting the Lachman fire, which smoldered underground for a week before exploding into the deadly Palisades fire on Jan. 7, 2025.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026

The city’s homeless people, a population that is shrinking but that Pratt insists is exploding.

From Slate • Jun. 9, 2026

One exploding rocket won’t put an end to extraterrestrial ambitions.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

The threat of a failing chemical tank in Orange County exploding has been eliminated following an overnight operation, California fire officials say.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

The trees and bushes on the island were exploding with flowers, and little birds flew past with blades of grass in their beaks for building their nests.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo