bombastic

Example Sentences

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Sunday was undeniably great theater, two bombastic blue chip programs, Final Four again on the line.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

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

From Slate • Mar. 14, 2026

In her nearly six years in Congress, Greene developed a reputation for bombastic committee appearances, embracing conspiracy theories, and supporting hardline immigration policies.

From BBC • Mar. 10, 2026

“There’s a lot that’s so bombastic and so outrageous and so unprecedented that how do you—’Oh, I’ve got a great Trump impression, and I have him saying this.’

From Salon • Feb. 22, 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