bomb

Example Sentences

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The very first sentence of Allen dropped a bomb that most people may have missed:

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

In recent months, the iconic ticking stopwatch of the CBS News magazine “60 Minutes” began to sound like a time bomb.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

Officers with the Bakersfield Police Department responded to a confirmed bomb threat at the Chase Bank at Chester Avenue and 17th Street on Tuesday afternoon, the department said in a statement on X.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

"SWAT team, bomb squad, K9 team, gang unit, negotiators, drone team. Every single asset we have to bring this to the safest conclusion is out here right now," he continued.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

Ahead of me an elderly man, pink-cheeked from working in the roofless station, was raking bomb rubble into a pile.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom