send shrapnel
Frequency: 6.58.5 per million words
describes an explosion causing shrapnel to fly out
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Examples (10)
- The explosion sent shrapnel in all directions.
- The blast sent shrapnel flying through the air.
- A single mortar shell sent shrapnel tearing through the battlefield.
- The poorly constructed device sent dangerous shrapnel across the yard.
- When the bomb detonated, it sent shrapnel outward with tremendous force.
- The impact sent shrapnel embedding themselves into the surrounding structures.
- The enemy artillery sent shrapnel raining down on the trenches.
- The sudden burst sent shrapnel scattering unpredictably.
- The explosion sent shrapnel into the nearby buildings.
- The projectile sent shrapnel in a wide arc.