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How to use nuke in a sentence

30 example sentences · noun, verb

Nuke means a nuclear weapon. Example: “Just put it in the nuke for two minutes and it will be ready to eat.”

Examples of nuke by meaning

nounA nuclear weapon.

  • ‘This, er, initiator of polonium and lithium, would it be used in an anti-personnel bomb?’ he asked. ‘Oh yes, you could say so, boyo,’ replied the Welshman. ‘An initiator, you see, is what sets off a nuke.’1984, Frederick Forsyth, The Fourth Protocol, London: Hutchinson, →ISBN, page 301
  • For citizens of nuclear states, nukes are the metaphor for success and failure, the constraints for experimentation, the analogy for all other "problems." Nonetheless, these same citizens seem reluctant to take nukes so seriously.1992, William Chaloupka, “Knowing Nukes”, in Knowing Nukes: The Politics and Culture of the Atom, Minneapolis, Minn.: University of...
  • I can buy nukes on the black market for $40 million each.2001, Skip Woods, Swordfish, spoken by Gabriel Shear (John Travolta)

nounA nuclear power station.

  • Confronted with the threat of several nukes on the island, we soon realized that the Long Island Sound is being used as a massive cooling basin for nuclear reactors.1979, Anna Gyorgy et al., “Atomic Power, Nuclear Plants”, in No Nukes: Everyone’s Guide to Nuclear Power (Black Rose Books; no. I.49)...
  • Nukes Don't Pollute2002, Home Power - Issues 86-91, page 121
  • He calculates that nukes might be needed to power energy-intensive “large scale co2 sequestration techniques” as well.2010, Andrew Nikiforuk, Tar Sands: Dirty Oil and the Future of a Continent, page 155

nounA person (such as a sailor in a navy or a scientist) who works with nuclear weapons or nuclear power.

  • But nowhere in our military services is there a more highly trained, more qualified group of officers than the Navy's nuclear power officers – Navy nukes.1991 summer, Grady Wells, “Getting Under Way with Navy Nukes”, in Tyrone D. Taborn, editor, US Black Engineer, volume 15, number 3...

nounA microwave oven.

  • Just put it in the nuke for two minutes and it will be ready to eat.
  • Three, my brothers that were taken elsewhere shall also be fed, in like manner, not from your nuke garbage but from your best food.1986, Christine Brooke-Rose, Xorandor, page 113
  • To replace the entire unit would be my best advice, to repair it costs more than just money, you also have to hassle with the repair people and lose out on time not having your 'nuke'.2009, Nate Stansfield, SOLVED: Light comes on and turntable spins. It sounds like it is working byt no heat.

verbTo use a nuclear weapon on (a target).

  • If a nuclear war ever breaks out, military facilities are likely to be nuked first.
  • Okay, listen to me: We've been nuked.1987, Robert R[ick] McCammon, chapter 15, in Swan Song (Pocket Books; 62413.X), New York, N.Y.: Pocket Books, →ISBN
  • Nor was nuking a solution.2004 May, John Dalmas, chapter 43, in The Regiment: A Trilogy (Baen Books Megabook), New York, N.Y.: Baen Publishing Enterprises, →ISBN

verbTo destroy or erase completely.

  • He had his posts nuked from the Google archives.
  • "Basically, they were almost nuked.2006 September 7, Glen Martin, “Eureka! New tallest living Thing discovered / THE CHAMPION: At 378.1 feet, Hyperion in Redwood National...
  • Our mechanical creations love us instead of nuking us from orbit.2010 September 28, Annalee Newitz, “Why do We Keep Falling in Love with Cyborgs?”, in io9, archived from the original on 16 Jun 2019

verbTo carry out a denial-of-service attack against (an IRC user).

  • "Why bother nuking 60k computers after doing all the work of assembling them?2009 July 14, Lucian Constantin, “Master Control Server for Mydoom DDoS Botnet Tracked to UK: Security Experts Stress that North Korea’s...

verbTo maliciously destroy an online community or chat server (especially on Discord) by mass-deleting channels, roles, and...

  • The Chaos Gang managed to get administrator permissions and nuke the entire server in seconds.

More sentences with nuke

  • The doomsday bomb is terrifying. It puts all other nukes to shame.From the entry doomsday bomb
  • The governor's reputation was tarnished after an anonymous blogger dropped a truth nuke exposing her network of shadowy allies.From the entry truth nuke
  • But trust me, I'll be dropping some truth nukes on that calamity as well.2020, Robert Young, Ian Jacklin, Alkaline: Dr. Robert O Young's PH Diet & Mindset, →ISBN, page 17. From the entry truth nuke
  • If the same release is getting nuked and un-nuked multiple times, it’s referred to as a Nukewar.2009 June 12, TEAM FILEnetworks, “Scene NukeWars : Funniest nuke reasons ever”, in FILEnetworks Blog, archived from the original on 23 Mar…. From the entry nukewar
  • You don’t need hidden nukes or Samson options.2009 March 27, Mr.Smartypants, “Usuary (sic) of the Zionists”, in can.politics (Usenet). From the entry Samson Option
  • To the rhythm of "Dry Bones," protesters recounted "The Connection" between "power," a "nuke plant," a "utility, " and "money."2006, John Wills, Conservation Fallout: Nuclear Protest at Diablo Canyon, page 99. From the entry antidollar
  • Speaker, China and Russia have nukes; India and Pakistan have nukes; Russia, Iran, and North Korea have nukes.1999 October 14, James Traficant, quotee, “CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE”, in Congressional Record, volume 145, number 139, page 2, column 2. From the entry McNuke
  • Just crack one into a container, nuke it for 30 seconds, extract it with the handy-dandy Egg Remover, and enjoy a soft yolk breakfast.2002, Lou Harry, Sam Stall, As Seen on TV. From the entry scrambler
  • The M.I.R.V. is a tactical nuke.1989, James Cameron, The Abyss (motion picture), spoken by Lt. Hiram Coffey (Michael Biehn). From the entry mirv
  • Boy grows up in het nuke family, just like something trapped in a TV series, with Dad, Mom & Sis. ("Hi, Sis.") Then The Devorce.1982 December 4, Mitzel, “A Sissy's Revenge”, in Gay Community News, volume 10, number 20, page 9. From the entry nuke family
  • Once we have them localized, I can send in some look-sees to get a better idea of how many and whether there's actually a nuke in there with them.2013, Jack Campbell, The Lost Fleet. From the entry look-see
  • They had put together a crew of ex-Navy men, guys who had worked on nuke subs in the past—X-rays, they call them—and they came and took the sub over.1992, Neal Stephenson, Snow Crash, New York: Bantam Books, →ISBN, page 300. From the entry warhead

Meaning of nuke

  1. noun A nuclear weapon.
  2. noun Something that destroys or negates, especially on a catastrophic scale.
  3. noun A nuclear power station.

Full definition of nuke

Questions about nuke in a sentence

How do you use nuke in a sentence?
Nuke is used as a noun and verb. For example: “Just put it in the nuke for two minutes and it will be ready to eat.”
What is a short sentence with nuke?
“Nukes Don't Pollute”
What does nuke mean?
Nuke means a nuclear weapon.

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