Powders of aluminium, magnesium, silicon, etc. explode.
At that instant it exploded with a great noise.
There has been an explosive increase in the demand for labor.
The plane exploded and plunged into the ocean, killing all the people on board.
She became deaf from the explosion.
When she lit the gas, there was a loud explosion.
They defused the bomb before it could blow up.
He was alarmed by the explosion.
The explosion took place because of his carelessness.
His constant complaints aroused my rage.
No sooner had he struck the match than the bomb exploded.
The moment he touched it, it blew up.
What was the cause of the explosion?
Experts have failed to come up with an explanation of why the explosion happened.
The explosion frightened the villagers.
She came back ten minutes after the explosion.
The explosion ruled out their survival.
The explosion killed several passers-by.
The explosion shook the whole building.