Example Sentences

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Meanwhile, the real Andy Byron’s real wife, Megan Kerrigan Byron, nuked the “Byron” from her name on Facebook and then deactivated her account entirely amid an onslaught of comments from the public, according to Newsweek.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 18, 2025

Two-up on the 18th tee, he took out a three-wood and "nuked it" according to Mickelson’s caddie, Jim 'Bones' Mackay.

From BBC • Jul. 17, 2024

The United States has ruled, nuked, resettled, been attacked from and fought wars on the smaller islands scattered across the Pacific over a span of more than 100 years.

From New York Times • Jul. 7, 2023

Budenholzer, long known for his stubborn adherence to his coaching principles, couldn’t find a way to inject any flow into Milwaukee’s offense, and he stood by as Butler nuked his team’s season.

From Washington Post • Apr. 27, 2023

Around five o’clock, he nuked a frozen dinner and popped the movie into the VCR.

From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen