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

Renton’s surroundings mirror his soul: bombed into rubble.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

The aftermath of World War Two weighed heavily on Liverpool, one of the most heavily bombed cities outside London, but a busy regeneration programme and a booming dock trade fostered an air of opportunity.

From BBC • May 27, 2026

“But they started it. They bombed Hawaii on a Sunday morning. On a Sunday morning, of all things.”

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson