bomb

Example Sentences

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

From Slate • May 22, 2026

Melbourne's Avalon Airport was partially shut down for several hours on Thursday after a laser hair removal device and a hot chocolate container sparked a bomb scare.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

Before it was destroyed, Mariupol’s theater served as a bomb shelter whose denizens cut across social, economic and cultural classes.

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

Sadako’s friends began to dream of building a monument to her and all children who were killed by the atom bomb.

From "Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes" by Eleanor Coerr