How to Use nitroglycerin in a Sentence

nitroglycerin

noun
  • His nitroglycerin, lunch, clothing and three rifles were found in his truck.
    — Tammy Ayer, The Seattle Times, 7 Aug. 2019
  • Those with cardiac issues should pack nitroglycerin tablets or spray, along with aspirin.
    — Katherine Alex Beaven, Travel + Leisure, 9 Mar. 2023
  • If the nitroglycerin does not make the pain go away within three minutes, emergency help is still needed.
    — Carolyn L. Todd, SELF, 13 Dec. 2021
  • This is relationship nitroglycerin, folks, so handle it at your own risk.
    — Seth Rogen, USA TODAY, 24 May 2023
  • When the glycerol is mixed with nitric and sulfuric acid the result is explosive nitroglycerin.
    — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 16 Oct. 2024
  • When he was confronted by the park ranger, Schneck tried to drink the bottle that had the nitroglycerin but spit out the liquid and then poured it out on the ground.
    — Juan A. Lozano, The Seattle Times, 21 Aug. 2017
  • It was used to produce nitroglycerin explosives, and also protected soldiers from trench foot.
    — Lucy Jakub, Harper's Magazine, 27 Apr. 2020
  • The League and 5 Star partnership, the weirdest of couples, is as stable as nitroglycerin.
    — Josef Joffe, WSJ, 3 June 2018
  • Led by Yves Montand, a group of desperate ne’er-do-wells accept the risky job when an oil refinery needs nitroglycerin to put out a raging fire.
    — Jordan Hoffman, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Mar. 2026
  • Ohio law bans most automatic weapons, often called machine guns, by grouping them with other dangerous items such as explosives, grenades and nitroglycerin.
    — Chrissie Thompson, Cincinnati.com, 22 Feb. 2018
  • Most wrap manufacturers use glycerol—a compound also used in, among other things, anti-freeze and the production of nitroglycerin.
    — Nicola Temple, WSJ, 4 May 2018
  • Prosecutors said the bomb consisted of a timer, wires, duct tape and two types of explosives, including nitroglycerin, Reuters reports.
    — Cliff Pinckard, cleveland.com, 21 Aug. 2017
  • Sildenafil can interact with nitrates found in certain prescription drugs, such as nitroglycerin, and may lower blood pressure to dangerous levels.
    — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 26 May 2026
  • Medications, such as nitroglycerin, may also be prescribed on a temporary or ongoing basis.
    — Laura Dorwart, Verywell Health, 13 Aug. 2024
  • In announcing the award, the Swedish organization noted its namesake had been prescribed nitroglycerin for heart disease.
    — Michael S. Rosenwald, Washington Post, 11 Sep. 2023
  • Ascanio Sobrero, born on this day in 1812, invented nitroglycerin.
    — Kat Eschner, Smithsonian, 12 Oct. 2017
  • Treatment typically involves use of medications that keep cholesterol and blood pressure in check, aspirin to prevent blood clots, and nitroglycerin to relax the blood vessels and assuage chest pain.
    — Roni Caryn Rabin, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2017
  • Craddock torments the inhabitants of Las Mudas, shooting their leader in cold blood and torturing the barkeep with nitroglycerin.
    — Josh Wigler, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 May 2018
  • Image And yet despite that enormous success, Nobel could not free himself — and his name — from the gruesome violence that had long haunted his nitroglycerin obsession.
    — Steven Johnson, New York Times, 17 May 2024
  • Plans call for producing key explosive materials such as nitrocellulose and nitroglycerin.
    — Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 9 Sep. 2025
  • The problem was that Germany used whale oil not only for margarine, a staple of the German diet, but also in the production of nitroglycerin, a key component for the munitions industry.
    — Timothy W. Ryback, The Atlantic, 19 Feb. 2026
  • The emergency room scramble led to Wesch melting three nitroglycerin pills under his tongue before being transported to Scripps La Jolla for angioplasty.
    — Bryce Miller, sandiegouniontribune.com, 16 Feb. 2018
  • Few chemistry experiments conducted in the 19th century shaped the infrastructure of the world as profoundly as Nobel’s mixture of nitroglycerin and diatomite.
    — Steven Johnson, New York Times, 17 May 2024
  • Start with Alfred Nobel’s dynamite, the first explosive to unlock the staggering — but unstable — energy potential of nitroglycerin.
    — Steven Johnson, New York Times, 17 May 2024
  • The report said traces of chemicals commonly used in Islamic State explosives, including pentaerythritol tetranitrate and nitroglycerin, were found in the debris.
    — Thomas Gibbons-Neff, Washington Post, 25 May 2017
  • Doctors had been prescribing nitroglycerin for angina and other heart ailments for over a century — including, coincidentally, to Alfred Nobel, who founded the Nobel Prizes.
    — Clay Risen, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2023
  • Once operational, the site will be able to manufacture key energetic materials, including nitrocellulose and nitroglycerin, process wetted nitroguanidine, and combine them into triple-base propellants for 155mm artillery charges.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 14 Dec. 2025
  • William Friedkin adapted the story, about four desperate men who agree to risk their lives to transport gallons of nitroglycerin in dangerously-unsafe conditions across the jungles of Latin America, for his 1977 cult film Sorcerer.
    — Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Apr. 2023

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