bombastic

Example Sentences

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“We respect President Trump,” Sheinbaum said before departing for Spain, displaying the “cool-headed,” pragmatic tone emblematic of her dealings with her bombastic U.S. counterpart.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2026

Equally bombastic claims are coming from Tehran, where the regime is also claiming an overwhelming victory.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

His campaign to sell the president has been bombastic and loud, pure hustle.

From Slate • Mar. 14, 2026

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.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 2, 2026

But Uncle Willie was suffering under our father’s bombastic pressure, and in mother-bird fashion Momma was more concerned with her crippled offspring than the one who could fly away from the nest.

From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou