How to Use "detonate" with Example Sentences

1. But what zarqawi did not know was that the woman had failed to detonate her bomb .

2. When the computer calculates that the round has flown the requisite distance , it issues the instruction to detonate .

3. After they hit , there is a moment 's silence , and then they detonate , spraying their surroundings with flames .

4. The attack by umar farouk abdulmutallab , a nigerian , failed only because the explosives sewn into his underpants did not detonate fully .

5. And particularly now when just one individual can detonate a bomb that causes so much destruction , it is more important than ever that we pursue these strategies for peace .