bombed

Example Sentences

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In reality, the hospital where she gave birth was not bombed, as it is in the movie.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

And this week, even if bombed drives missed wide fairways, the belief was that players would be able to gouge wedges out of the thick rough onto greens and lead to a putt-off.

From BBC • May 16, 2026

Earlier this month, the United States voiced unease after Israel bombed fuel depots around Tehran, smothering the city of 10 million people with toxic black smoke.

From Barron's • Mar. 19, 2026

The Pickaxe Mountain site is a difficult target, buried 80 to 100 meters below ground—even deeper than the Fordow facility the U.S. bombed in June.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

I would become the family’s quiet and not-too-bright cousin from Alsace, whose parents have been bombed out and who has come here to be looked after and help with the farm.

From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein