bomb

Example Sentences

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We know because in 1965 an A-4 rolled off the USS Ticonderoga, leaving a bomb capable of 1 megaton yield at the bottom of the Philippine Sea, where it remains.

From The Wall Street Journal • 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

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

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 kid who was emceeing the rally announced the next speaker, a girl named Ishani who had survived a rain bomb in India last year.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz