Sentence examples for on detonating from inspiring English sources

A building behind the mosque was fired on, detonating a huge weapons cache, and soldiers stormed the mosque, chasing insurgents out into a hotel and alley.

In 2002, an American named Jose Padilla was arrested in Chicago as an alleged Qaeda ally intent on detonating a dirty bomb that would widely disperse radioactive debris.

Large numbers of troops are needed to guard military engineers who are exposed to Hamas sniper fire, anti-tank missiles and rocket-propelled grenades while working on detonating tunnel shafts.

The law enforcement official also said that though the communications of the alleged plotters indicated they were focusing on detonating suicide bombs in the tunnels below the Hudson River, they had also discussed setting off backpack bombs or other explosives on New York subways.

So suppose a ten-kiloton bomb — smaller than the one that fell on Hiroshima — detonated on Wall Street, eight miles south.

At just 24, he had just witnessed one of the most powerful weapons on earth detonate on Christmas Island in the Pacific Ocean.

They apparently jumped out and fled on foot, detonating the car as they ran.

Less assured is the success of the movie, which focuses on terrorists detonating a nuclear bomb at the Super Bowl.

Lohan appears on stage detonating a confetti bomb under which she showers herself.

Lindsay appears on stage detonating a confetti bomb under which she showers herself.

Some fail to detonate on contact.