Sentence examples for able to detonate from inspiring English sources

Anyone who got hold of a weapon might be able to detonate it.

Had he been able to detonate himself inside, many employees and visitors would have been killed.

When the torpedoes popped to the surface, his men were able to detonate them safely.

(Conversely, the stability of PETN also thwarted the attacks of Mr. Reid and Mr. Abdulmutallab, who were not able to detonate their explosives).

All four of the attackers were shot to death by police officers defending the compound, Mr. Malyaar said, and none were apparently able to detonate an explosive vest.

The siege ended when four of the gunmen were shot by police; the fifth was able to detonate his suicide vest, killing himself and injuring Kenyan commandos.

After the withdrawal of most American combat forces from Iraq's cities on June 30, violence has remained a constant, with attackers able to plant and detonate bombs across the city seemingly with impunity.

She agreed to keep silent and, as a result, Whyte and Walshe were able to place and detonate their bombs successfully, near the bus stops where black workers waited for rush-hour buses back to the townships.

The bomb failed to detonate.

Each word timed and set to detonate.

(Rishawi's suicide belt failed to detonate).