unexploded
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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Yes, Sazan is covered in unexploded land mines, a feature that, like the waterlessness and lack of electricity, doesn’t scream “luxury tourist development.”
From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2026
The NNA later reported additional strikes on the Nabatieh area, and controlled detonations of unexploded munitions in at least two parts of the south.
From Barron's ● Sep. 7, 2026
A fourth servicemember was killed last week in Iraq during a controlled detonation of unexploded ordnance from a downed Iranian drone.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
In central London, a construction digger unearths an unexploded World War II bomb, and it starts to tick.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 23, 2026
We reach the unexploded bomb half-buried in the ground at the start of Aleppo Way, its nose buried deep in the dirt, wing blades pointing at the sky.
From "Without Refuge" by Jane Mitchell
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