bombed

Example Sentences

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The imbroglio has numerous echoes of Kushner’s experience late last year in Serbia, where he had hoped to build a Trump-branded hotel on a Belgrade site once bombed by North Atlantic Treaty Organization.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Brett Ratner, director of the “Rush Hour” series and a documentary on the first lady that bombed at the box office, was given prime placement along with America’s top business leaders.

From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2026

"I just hope we don't get bombed now," he joked.

From Barron's • May 12, 2026

The city was heavily bombed during World War Two and unexploded ordnance is still occasionally discovered.

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026

The undertone of fear that San Francisco would be bombed which was abetted by weekly air raid warnings, and civil defense drills in school, heightened my sense of belonging.

From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou