set off explosives

Frequency: 6.79.5 per million words

to make explosives explode (phrasal verb)

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Examples (10)

  • The demolition team will set off the explosives at dawn.
  • Police found devices designed to set off explosives remotely.
  • The mining crew prepared to set off controlled explosives.
  • Terrorists threatened to set off explosives in the building.
  • The bomb squad safely set off the explosives in a controlled area.
  • Construction workers will set off explosives to clear the rock.
  • The timer was programmed to set off the explosives at midnight.
  • Engineers used precision timing to set off the explosives in sequence.
  • The saboteurs planned to set off explosives at the factory.
  • Military experts know how to safely set off various types of explosives.