On this page you'll find 10+ example sentences with Detonating. Discover the meaning, how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Detonating meaning
present participle and gerund of detonate
Using Detonating
- The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of detonate
- In the example corpus, detonating often appears in combinations such as: detonating the, detonating an, by detonating.
Context around Detonating
- Average sentence length in these examples: 27 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 10 middle, 7 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Detonating
- In this selection, "detonating" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, simultaneously, allegedly, firecracker, electric, explosives and toilet stand out and add context to how "detonating" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include accused of detonating the bomb and ai is detonating in prominence. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "detonating" sits close to words such as aau, abandons and affections, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with detonating
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
From a Low and Quiet Sea is similarly late-detonating. (10 words)
Khalistani separatists were accused of detonating the bomb as retribution for the violence in 1984. (15 words)
Conditt died early Wednesday after detonating a bomb as police were about to arrest him. (15 words)
Jeremy Clarkson-era Top Gear always referred to it as the most durable vehicle on the road - the BBC even parked one on top of a block of flats before detonating an explosion to take it down, only for the Hilux to drive out of the rubble. (47 words)
In response to all those criticisms of his original idea in 2015, Elon Musk later clarified it by saying that he meant nuclear weapons detonating continuously over both poles of Mars to create two new mini suns - a far future sci. fi. (42 words)
On Tuesday, before the cascading expolsions of pagers, Israel’s Shin Bet domestic security service claimed they had foiled a plan by Hezbollah to kill a former Israeli security official by remotely detonating an explosive device from Lebanon. (38 words)
Example sentences (20)
A powerful explosion in the capital city of Uzbekistan which was reportedly triggered by detonating electric car batteries has killed one person and injured 160 more.
Detonating a bomb to sacrifice herself in that situation doesn't make much sense, considering this is a series where the main characters constantly get out of dire situations, especially explosions, by the skin of their teeth.
He essentially turns his swords into a lethal whirlwind, while simultaneously detonating a number of bombs as well to maximize the total damage done.
Khalistani separatists were accused of detonating the bomb as retribution for the violence in 1984.
Three suspects have been arrested for allegedly detonating explosives at the Christian Universal Church International in Rivers State.
A few years later — past the hula dress and detonating toilet phase — Simmons and the band were invited to perform in a school in Churchill, Man.
Because punk crossover stars Amyl and the Sniffers are never dull: they go off like a long-haul firecracker, detonating time and again.
It is typically used in detonating cords and directional charges, and is deployed in military operations in the form of weapons like the Semtex plastic explosive.
Jeremy Clarkson-era Top Gear always referred to it as the most durable vehicle on the road - the BBC even parked one on top of a block of flats before detonating an explosion to take it down, only for the Hilux to drive out of the rubble.
On Tuesday, before the cascading expolsions of pagers, Israel’s Shin Bet domestic security service claimed they had foiled a plan by Hezbollah to kill a former Israeli security official by remotely detonating an explosive device from Lebanon.
Specialised army units are detonating suspicious pagers and communication devices in different areas, so citizens are urged to stay away from explosion sites, report any suspicious device or object and not approach it.
While they were trapped on the bus, Jack’s partner, Detective Harry Temple (Jeff Daniels), attempts to follow the clues that Payne left behind and prevent him from detonating the bus early.
All this will be familiar evidence to those who have been following the compilation of evidence against the three men accused of planting and detonating the bomb which killed Ms Caruana Galizia.
In response to all those criticisms of his original idea in 2015, Elon Musk later clarified it by saying that he meant nuclear weapons detonating continuously over both poles of Mars to create two new mini suns - a far future sci. fi.
On Friday, the Duke of Sussex will get to follow in his mum’s footsteps by remote-detonating a landmine, before visiting the land Princess Diana helped de-mine.
Pakistan was not on the list, even though just two months earlier it had put an end to the dissembling by detonating five nuclear blasts in the deserts of Balochistan.
With enormous capacity to release upgrades in cost, quality and access, AI is detonating in prominence.
Conditt died early Wednesday after detonating a bomb as police were about to arrest him.
From a Low and Quiet Sea is similarly late-detonating.
Militants tried to blow up an Army vehicle in South Kashmir’s Pulwama district by detonating an Improvised Explosive Device (IED).
Common combinations with detonating
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- detonating the 9×
- detonating an 6×
- by detonating 5×
- and detonating 5×
- from detonating 4×
- detonating bomb 3×
- of detonating 3×
- before detonating 3×
- detonating them 3×
- allegedly detonating 2×