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Six example sentences with implode, each labelled with its topic.
Engineers packed the charges so the old stadium would implode neatly into its own footprint without touching neighboring blocks.
Architecture
Deprived of internal pressure, the thin steel drum imploded the moment technicians pumped the last air out of it.
Science
The submarine hull in the final level implodes if you dive past the crush depth marked on your gauge.
Gaming
My sealed water bottle imploded during the descent as cabin pressure rose, crumpling inward with a loud crack over the Alps.
Travel
An old television tube can implode if the glass is struck, since the vacuum inside pulls every shard toward the center.
Technology
The effects crew reversed footage of a bursting balloon so the glass sphere appears to implode when the wizard snaps his fingers.
Movies
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