bombast
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For more than 25 years, under the name Harriet Tubman, Messrs. Ross, Gibbs and Lewis have crafted a gorgeous balance of bombast and repose, and a distinctive approach to trio interplay.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026
But beneath the bombast was the core of what pulled people into Sliwa.
From Slate • Nov. 5, 2025
And confetti cannons rained glitter over him as the brass bombast of Land of Hope and Glory rang out and a giant union jack appeared on the screen behind him.
From BBC • Sep. 20, 2025
“In a world of ego and bombast, he has always been modest and self-effacing.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 26, 2025
In the script, the dialogue is written with some exclamation points, but Bobby has stopped playing it with bombast.
From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove
Vocabulary lists containing bombast
"What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?" by Frederick Douglass
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"'Blaxicans' and Other Reinvented Americans," Vocabulary from the argument
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Vocabulary Heard at the 2016 Democratic National Convention
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