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

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

Reed, who died at his home in New York Tuesday at 87, was a provocateur, a bomb thrower.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

Then, trying to cut the tension with a little dark humor, he added, “And there’s not room in the White House bomb shelter for all of us.”

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin