Examples of grenade in a Sentence
Afshon Ostovar, Foreign Affairs, 19 Apr. 2024
In the 13-minute short, a bartender tries to reason with a disgruntled veteran who placed a grenade on the counter of a gay bar.
—Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 17 Apr. 2024
This time mortar or grenade fragments slammed into his feet, buttocks and an arm, leaving him immobile.
—Richard Goldstein, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2024
At first there are mostly wounds caused by bullets or grenades.
—Yuriy Zaliznyak, ABC News, 22 Mar. 2024
In gruesome footage posted by his captors, Goldberg-Polin is shown packed into the back of a truck, his arm blown off by a grenade.
—Shira Rubin, Washington Post, 10 Apr. 2024
During an assault this past autumn, Perun kicked a grenade away from several of his men.
—Luke Mogelson, The New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2024
Attackers then threw a grenade or incendiary bomb, starting a fire in the hall, according to Russian state media.
—Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 22 Mar. 2024
When trainees hesitate for too long, instructors have to throw the grenade over the wall, which causes a close detonation, and then grab the trainee and lower both to the ground.
—Melissa Chan, NBC News, 17 Mar. 2024
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“Grenade.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grenade. Accessed 28 Apr. 2024.
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grenade
noun
from early French grenade, granade "pomegranate, grenade," from Latin granata "pomegranate," derived from Latin granatus "seedy," from granum "grain, seed" — related to garnet, grain, pomegranate see Word History at garnet
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