time bomb

Example Sentences

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“I feel like a ticking time bomb right now,” Waldorf told him.

From Salon • May 27, 2026

"It finally really registered that I had been...carrying a ticking time bomb," McFarland said.

From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026

“His life was like a time bomb waiting to explode,” his wife, Jane, recalled.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025

"We live day-by-day, it's like you're living with a ticking time bomb", said Emma.

From BBC • Nov. 13, 2025

Everyone was looking at him, as if he were six and throwing a temper tantrum, or like he was a time bomb, about to erupt any second.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny