live grenade

Frequency: 7.515.2 per million words

A real grenade that is armed and capable of exploding, as opposed to a dummy.

grenadeADJECTIVE + NOUN

Categories:

live

Examples (10)

  • Police discovered a live grenade in the suspect's basement.
  • The soldier was terrified when he realized he was holding a live grenade.
  • Bomb disposal experts were called to defuse the live grenade.
  • It is extremely dangerous to handle a live grenade without training.
  • The training exercise was halted because someone brought a live grenade by mistake.
  • A live grenade was thrown into the building during the attack.
  • What looked like a toy turned out to be a live grenade from the war.
  • He accidentally pulled the pin on a live grenade.
  • Recruits practice with dummies before they are allowed to throw a live grenade.
  • Residents were evacuated after a live grenade was found in the park.