DETONATION in a Sentence

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For DETONATION, below is one of 9 sentences:
It was time; for they had scarcely sailed half a league, when d'Artagnan saw a flash and heard a detonation.

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 Meanings and Examples of DETONATION
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
detonation
 n.  explosion; violent release of energy caused by chemical or nuclear reaction
Classic Sentence:
1  The detonation makes one sneeze.
Les Misérables 4 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 12: CHAPTER I—HISTORY OF CORINTHE FROM ITS FOUNDATION
2  A fearful detonation burst forth on the barricade.
Les Misérables 4 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 14: CHAPTER I—THE FLAG: ACT FIRST
3  The detonation rolled from echo to echo in the crypt, like the rumbling of that titanic entrail.
Les Misérables 5 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 3: CHAPTER II—EXPLANATION
4  It was time; for they had scarcely sailed half a league, when d'Artagnan saw a flash and heard a detonation.
The Three Musketeers By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In 20 THE JOURNEY
5  A heavy and dull detonation shook the ground, a puff of smoke came out of the cliff, and that was all.
Heart of Darkness By Joseph Conrad
Context  Highlight   In I
6  Again all was silent and then again it sounded as if someone were walking on detonators and exploding them.
War and Peace 3 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 9: CHAPTER XIV
Example Sentence:
1  The detonation of the bomb could be heard miles away.
2  He is accused of trying to detonate a crude gasoline-and-propane bomb inside an SUV.
3  France is expected to detonate its first nuclear device in the next few days.