Sentence examples for awful explosion from inspiring English sources

His mother has died in an awful explosion at a museum, and, because his alcoholic father is long estranged, the boy has become a near-orphan.

He catered directly to schoolboy taste by relating the awful death of Mr William Eley, who "undertook the copper-cap trade; and, lamentable to relate, was blown to atoms by an awful explosion of fulminating mercury, from which every one and every thing around him escaped with, comparatively, little injury".

A tremendous explosion followed.

"We heard a loud explosion — it was awful," said Nuh Abdi of Jilib.

THE explosions in London on July 7th were an awful reminder of how difficult it is to predict such events.

Awful, Awful, Awful.

An explosion!

Awful, awful refereeing".

"How awful, how awful".

The awful, awful music.

"Awful awful news.