bombast

Example Sentences

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In the closing minute, it switches into stadium rock bombast, as the band sing, "I'll follow you into the sun".

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

By Wednesday afternoon, the president had apparently decided to try to bring some of his verve and bombast to the White House’s East Room.

From Salon • Feb. 13, 2026

“In a world of ego and bombast, he has always been modest and self-effacing.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 26, 2025

Even winning is an abstract concept, floating on bombast.

From Slate • Jun. 11, 2025

My father stepped forward and began a speech as stuffed with words as an actor’s coat is stuffed with bombast to make him fat.

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein