Example sentences for: grenade

How can you use “grenade” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • Yugoslavia's fragmented opposition pulled together for an evening of anti-Milosevic fervor before, er, a lot of demonstrators--more than 50,000 in the NYT , 100,000 in the LAT and the Wall Street Journal , and 150,000 in the Post . Neither bomb threats nor the isolated explosion of a tear-gas grenade early on could scare them away.

  • The Israeli leadership at the conference reacted to the grenade attack by insisting that it would only discuss security issues with the Palestinians, a stance the NYT calls a "dramatic negotiating ploy," probably not the most apt phrase, since there's little doubt that the Israeli concern about safety from terrorism is heartfelt.

  • The Bill Clinton-hosted Mideast peace talks, already not going well, were sent into an even deeper freeze early Monday by a grenade attack on Israelis in Beersheba.

  • Showcasing the 1945 grenade explosion which kept him in the hospital for three years and left him with a useless right arm signaled a change in the very private man who has been reluctant to discuss the episode.

  • He had been carrying an inert hand grenade, which was detected by a checkpoint screener.


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