“The pressure release valves were closed so that the balloon would explode when it reached a certain height.”

“He could give the signal to explode the bomb here and now, or he could wait as planned.”

“One suspects that even a moment of eye contact with the man would cause him to explode with rage.”

“It almost explodes with good cheer, cleverly disguising its inner malaise with vigorous positivity.”

“A state-owned commuter bus explodes in a giant fireball and thunderclap, bringing down a building near the shore of the Thames River.”

“He has often been called the king of the slow burn, the incremental building up of rage until his entire rotund body explodes in anger.”

“A 37 year old man presented to the emergency department with a blast injury, sustained as a result of inflating a radial tyre which exploded.”

“A barrel of wood preservative caught fire and exploded leaving nine-year-old Stephen with extensive burns from which he died.”

“Black water was seen in the ship's wake after the bombs exploded, proof the submarine was doomed.”

“That would mean that instead of instantly exploding like a bomb, liquid fire would spew out of the fuel tank of the rammer.”

“If the clump is really there, it may come from nuclear burning inside the exploding white dwarf, or it may come from the companion star.”

“Nothing gets more attention than a muscular body complete with exploding muscle and chiseled abs.”