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

"Our night ended and there was no drama and it was cool. But these things can go sour. You can have a ticking time bomb with that."

From BBC • May 22, 2026

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

From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026

But being around them is a ticking time bomb.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 2, 2026

But the Deville sits in the gravel, ticking like a time bomb.

From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett