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

Huggins, whose petition has garnered more than 300 signatures at the time of writing, described artificial grass as being a "ticking time bomb".

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026

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

From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026

He likens the court documents on top of his desk to a time bomb that he refuses to touch.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026

Hitler was wounded by a time bomb in a briefcase placed under a conference table; he might have been killed if the case had been placed slightly closer to the chair where he was sitting.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond