Example sentences for: grenade

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

  • One exception is the Washington Post lead, which exclusively brings these details: the likely Nairobi bomb vehicle was turned away from the front gate of the embassy and sent around to the rear, where a grenade attack killed some guards before the bomb went off.

  • 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.

  • You might end up with such a brave battalion of heroes that when a grenade lands in their midst, there is a competition to see who gets to jump on it to save the others.

  • 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.

  • Reporting on crime in Chechnya, Russia's biggest-selling newspaper, Komsomolskaya Pravda , said that at the central market in Grozny, handguns, machine guns, and grenade launchers are openly on sale.


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