bomb

Example Sentences

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Matt Wrack, NASUWT's general secretary, said if female teachers are struggling to contain gender-based aggression, it is a "ticking time bomb" and male students need to be helped before "it is too late".

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

Diplomacy failed to stop Pyongyang from getting the bomb.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

The deputies responded to the scene in personal work trucks rather than the department’s bomb truck, the claim alleges.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

“We wouldn’t be the first to mistakenly think a smarter bomb will keep us from putting boots on the ground,” the source said.

From Salon • Mar. 29, 2026

Maybe I could just stay here in this chair and life would go on as though Elliot wasn’t holding a ticking time bomb.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin