How to Use electromagnetic pulse in a Sentence

electromagnetic pulse

noun
  • No weapon is without risks, but those that rely on electromagnetic pulse to achieve effects are safer than most.
    — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 8 July 2022
  • An electromagnetic pulse can take out everything all at once.
    — WSJ, 9 Aug. 2018
  • In the case of elves, the light is the result of an electromagnetic pulse produced by the lightning bolt itself.
    — John Timmer, Ars Technica, 10 Dec. 2019
  • The work tracks how energy spreads out from the site of a lightning bolt into the ionosphere via an electromagnetic pulse.
    — John Timmer, Ars Technica, 10 Dec. 2019
  • In these sessions, the provider places a magnetic coil against the patient’s scalp that emits a gentle electromagnetic pulse.
    — Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 14 Sep. 2024
  • The weapon should have the ability to fry a target’s electronics with an electromagnetic pulse.
    — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 24 Feb. 2021
  • An electromagnetic pulse fries cellphones within 5 kilometers, and the power grid across much of the city goes dark.
    — M. Mitchell Waldrop, Science | AAAS, 12 Apr. 2018
  • Researchers found the nerve effects were not caused by shock wave or heat, but by the electromagnetic pulse produced by the expanding plasma fireball.
    — David Hambling, Popular Mechanics, 23 May 2022
  • Literature—the foundational art—would react to the electromagnetic pulse and the haze of the mushroom cloud, for how couldn’t it?
    — Literary Hub, 18 Aug. 2025
  • But the movie utterly fails when the underground explosion causes an electromagnetic pulse.
    — Joe Pappalardo, Popular Mechanics, 2 Apr. 2018
  • Near-term solutions that can help protect vital infrastructure from solar and electromagnetic pulse threats are promising and need to be applied.
    — Chuck Brooks, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
  • Look at the pretty electromagnetic pulse hellbent on wiping out humanity, instead!
    — Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 15 Nov. 2019
  • Lonsdale explained that the basic idea behind Epirus is to use electromagnetic pulse weapons (EMPs).
    — Patrick Moorhead, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2021
  • This rapid movement generates an electromagnetic pulse or EMP.
    — David Hambling, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2021
  • The bomb blast created a powerful electromagnetic pulse and unleashed a belt of radiation that lingered for months circling the Earth.
    — Joel Achenbach, Washington Post, 6 July 2024
  • Impenetrable from the outside, the bunker can resist any electromagnetic pulse, even a nuclear attack.
    — Trina Thompson, Fox News, 11 May 2018
  • The scripts also mention scenarios of an attack on the US with an electromagnetic pulse or war with North Korea.
    — Hanna Kozlowska, Quartz, 18 Nov. 2019
  • And when students asked to make electromagnetic pulse technology, the school graciously accepted, Ars wrote.
    — Don Reisinger, Fortune, 26 June 2018
  • Additionally, the plane has shielding over every bit of its wiring and electronics to protect it from a potential electromagnetic pulse, such as one caused by a nuclear weapon.
    — Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 6 Mar. 2025
  • The bombing sequence midway through the film lasts over four minutes, beginning with an electromagnetic pulse that shuts down the power grid and knocks out all the vehicles attempting to flee on the local highway.
    — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 10 Aug. 2020
  • An electromagnetic pulse is directed into the ground, and any objects or layering (stratigraphy) will be detectable in the reflections picked up by a receiver, just like regular radar.
    — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 14 June 2020
  • The idea of sticking an electromagnetic pulse (EMP) warhead on a hypersonic missile seems logical enough.
    — Michael Peck, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2021
  • There’s even an option to install a safe in the center console and protection against electromagnetic pulses, so the car’s electric systems stay operational amid potential grid failures.
    — Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 30 May 2026
  • The station had had no protection from the electromagnetic pulse that can travel down the antenna and shatter the inner workings of electronic equipment during a nuclear explosion.
    — Nan Randall, The Atlantic, 25 Jan. 2018
  • As the projectile surged forward, the deck shuddered slightly under the silent electromagnetic pulse, while nearby crew members steadied themselves, their expressions a mix of awe and anticipation.
    — Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Some of the telecommunication equipment was shielded by a Faraday cage, a metal meshwork designed to deflect a nuclear electromagnetic pulse that can fry electronics.
    — Jack Randall, USA TODAY, 15 Dec. 2024
  • An electromagnetic pulse disables a secure building and disrupts the bio-electric signals in everyone’s minds, trapping a group of video game designers and turning each floor into a psychotic battlefield.
    — Rodney Ho, ajc, 14 Aug. 2022
  • The intense heat would set gas lines, fuel tanks, and power lines on fire, and an electromagnetic pulse created by the explosion would knock out most computers, cell phones, and communication towers within several miles.
    — Daily Intelligencer, 12 June 2018
  • The planes’ 40-plus distinct communications systems are built to withstand the electromagnetic pulse that would instantly fry nearby electronics in the event of a nuclear attack.
    — Monica Hunter-Hart, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
  • As one of his final acts before heading underground, Bradford refrained from pushing the button, instead triggering an electromagnetic pulse that would disable the nukes, along with the rest of the world’s electronics.
    — Keith Phipps, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2025

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