Sentence examples for The gunpowder from inspiring English sources
noun
An explosive mixture of saltpetre (potassium nitrate), charcoal and sulphur; formerly used in gunnery but now mostly used in fireworks.
The gunpowder exploded by accident in a workshop instead.
The gunpowder industry, developed by Colonel A.G. Hazard (1833), was another early enterprise.
The gunpowder is real, the bullets are foam earplugs.
The gunpowder residue on our hands could prove trouble enough, especially for the blind guy.
The gunpowder mixture of the bomb contained powdered lime, which produced blinding smoke once the casing of the bomb shattered.
He discovered the gunpowder plot in 1605.
Come for the stark descriptions, stay for the gunpowder recipe.
Chewbacca wasn't involved in the gunpowder plot of 1605.
We had what became The Duellists, and The Gunpowder Plot.
· Monday, 3.30pm, C4 The Gunpowder Plot: Exploding The Legend; Timewatch: The Gunpowder Plot Two shows to help you remember, remember what Guy Fawkes night is all about.
Catholics did not get back into Parliament for 224 years after the Gunpowder Plot.
