Sentence examples for close burst from inspiring English sources

In other reports at the meeting, radio astronomers said they could precisely measure the expanding shock wave from the close burst.

Müncheberg was killed in action in his Bf 109 G-2 (Werknummer 16 381) on 23 March 1943 over Tunisia when his 135th victim, a USAAF 52nd Fighter Group Spitfire exploded in front of him after a close burst of cannon fire.

If the attacker gets too close, burst into the attacker, deflecting the weapon away from your vital organs with your forearms.

3.08pm GMT 57th over: Australia 189-6 (Rogers 98, Johnson 5) Steyn takes a rest after a spell of 4-0-10-3, presumably with another pre-close burst in mind.

At the 1936 Olympics, Mastenbroek came from behind to win the 100-metre freestyle with a closing burst of speed.

The game was really decided in the closing burst from Miller and du Plessis when South Africa batted.

During the closing burst of chords, Mr. Schiff kept lifting himself off his bench, which almost slipped completely away from the piano.

But there's not quite enough to justify this book's closing burst of canned lyricism about fond, eternally simpatico commanders in chief learning to take the long view.

Most areas inside the Beltway and to the west and south have changed over to sleet after a closing burst of snow with big flakes in the last hour.

Organization In the closing burst of campaigning before voters gather at 1,774 precincts across Iowa next week to choose their top Republican candidate, several uncertainties remain, chief among them, the size of the turnout and whether Republicans will spontaneously decide to attend the caucuses out of a desire to win back the White House.

If Adams can learn how to win the battle early, he could become a dangerous receiver, because he has a great closing burst and body control on the ball when it's in the air, a great "my ball" mentality and good ball tracking on downfield passes.