bombastic

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Despite his bombastic rhetoric, Iran watchers said he has in the past demonstrated some pragmatism, which, combined with his regime bona fides, could position him as a viable interlocutor.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

His campaign to sell the president has been bombastic and loud, pure hustle.

From Slate • Mar. 14, 2026

“There’s a lot that’s so bombastic and so outrageous and so unprecedented that how do you—’Oh, I’ve got a great Trump impression, and I have him saying this.’

From Salon • Feb. 22, 2026

Homan, who handled deportations during Democrat Barack Obama's administration, is considered a more measured, politically attuned operator less prone to the kind of bombastic declarations recently made by Noem and Bovino.

From BBC • Jan. 26, 2026

“He’s not bombastic like Brahms, or romantic like Chopin.”

From "Confessions of a Murder Suspect" by James Patterson