bomb

Example Sentences

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"Our night ended and there was no drama and it was cool. But these things can go sour. You can have a ticking time bomb with that."

From BBC • May 22, 2026

Dahlia Lithwick: Even by the low, low standards of the DOJ these days, this was quite a bomb.

From Slate • May 22, 2026

Located in the city center, the Donetsk Regional Academic Drama Theater became a makeshift bomb shelter in the immediate days after the invasion, housing up to 1,500 Mariupoltsi pursuing refuge.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

The stock market has put worries about higher oil prices behind it, but they may be a ticking time bomb waiting to derail the current rally.

From Barron's • May 12, 2026

“The cloud was swelling into a mushroom, looking like an atom bomb had gone off,” Barry remembered.

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone