bombast

Example Sentences

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There are so many different flavors of the apocalypse film: the bombast and spectacle of a disaster movie à la Roland Emmerich, or the punky desert chic of a “Mad Max” movie.

From Los Angeles Times

But looking at Trump these days, it's hard not to notice that his usual fake-it-til-you-make-it bombast, honed from decades of being a con artist, is faltering.

From Salon

“This was a bunch of bombast by an attorney general engaging in politics.”

From Washington Times

When you think of “Pines,” you usually think of bombast.

From New York Times

Mr. Berlusconi’s polarizing style not only has remained in Italy, but it has become a global trend, seen most clearly in Donald J. Trump in the United States, who in many ways echoes his bombast.

From New York Times