time bomb

Example Sentences

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

From The Wall Street Journal

Guns held by civilians in Ukraine could also end up in the UK, he said, warning of a "time bomb waiting to explode".

From BBC

“We had said that with the number of people they were sending, the sheer number of people was creating a ticking time bomb,” Mujica said.

From Seattle Times

Describing the UK's food system as "completely broken", she said: "There's a time bomb we are sitting on".

From BBC

The state declared Red Hill a “ticking time bomb.”

From Washington Post