bombed

Example Sentences

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In reality, the hospital where she gave birth was not bombed, as it is in the movie.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

The city was heavily bombed during World War Two and unexploded ordnance is still occasionally discovered.

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026

U.S. officials say that the country’s defense industry has been bombed heavily, which will preclude Iran from quickly making more missiles.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

Earlier this month, the United States voiced unease after Israel bombed fuel depots around Tehran, smothering the city of 10 million people with toxic black smoke.

From Barron's • Mar. 19, 2026

Even rooms like the living room and kitchen, which nobody but she went into, began to look as though they had been bombed.

From "The Great Gilly Hopkins" by Katherine Paterson