bombing

Example Sentences

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“They were bombing serves in that third set and got up on us, but we stuck with it and closed it strong. We didn’t want to give them any momentum.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 16, 2026

Two enormously destructive bombing campaigns in eight months altered Iran’s calculations.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

Boutcher said his officers suspect the bombing was carried out by the dissident republican group known as the New IRA.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026

After weeks of bombing and counter-strikes, focus has shifted to the standoff in the Strait of Hormuz, which ordinarily carries around a fifth of the world's oil and liquefied natural gas.

From Barron's • Apr. 23, 2026

As a bomber, of course, it also contained bombing gear and bombsights, and all of this needed maintenance and loading.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein