bombastic
Example Sentences
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So there’s this bombastic side to his personality, but then the treat of working with him is you get to see this very sweet, actually quite vulnerable, very generous and kind side.
Looking at you, Avengers Campus, a half-finished land with a bombastic orchestral score and familiar, urban design that wouldn’t be out of place in downtown L.A.
From Los Angeles Times
His many other roles included a mafia consigliere in The Godfather, a bombastic army officer in Apocalypse Now, and a Texas Ranger-turned-cattle driver in Lonesome Dove.
From BBC
The sit-down could reset relations after the two countries’ bombastic leaders spent a year trading personal insults and feuding over counternarcotics, trade and deportations.
But even with all of its outrageously fun dialogue and bombastic battles, “Predator: Badlands” presents Fanning with another unique opportunity for a quietly self-referential performance.
From Salon
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